Chicago World's Fair of 1893: An American Silver-Gilt, Enamel, and Jewel-Mounted Glass Jug, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, the Enamels by George de Festetics, 1893

Chicago World's Fair of 1893: An American Silver-Gilt, Enamel, and Jewel-Mounted Glass Jug, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, the Enamels by George de Festetics, 1893

of baluster form, the domed foot with strapwork, Bacchus heads, and enameled wings, the oval body glass overlaid with strapwork and gem-set, enclosing two large enamel plaques of "Venus and the Sleeping Adonis" and "The Birth of Venus" and a small enamel plaque with two mermaids, the neck and spout with strapwork and floral motifs against blue, red and white enameled grounds, the gem-set double scroll handle in the form of a bird with enameled body and wings, marked on base, with sample number 4854, arrow mark, and Gorham date mark for 1893.

Height 16 3/8 in.

41 cm