ANTIQUE 19thC VICTORIAN COCKATOO SOLID SILVER & GLASS CLARET JUG, LONDON c.1881

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Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver-mounted etched glass claret jug, solid silver and cut glass mounted novelty wine jug, in the form of a standing cockatoo, set with coloured glass eyes and translucent glass body imitating textured plumage, mounted with a realistically modelled silver head and feet.

These rare claret jugs were part of a broader trend in Victorian Britain, where claret jugs often featured a variety of animals, ranging from cockatoos and owls to more unusual depictions like monkeys, walruses, kangaroos, and crocodiles.

Hallmarked English silver (925 standard), London, year 1881 (F), Maker AC (Alexander Crichton). 

Reference Number: A10300

Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver-mounted etched glass claret jug, solid silver and cut glass mounted novelty wine jug, in the form of a standing cockatoo, set with coloured glass eyes and translucent glass body imitating textured plumage, mounted with a realistically modelled silver head and feet.

These rare claret jugs were part of a broader trend in Victorian Britain, where claret jugs often featured a variety of animals, ranging from cockatoos and owls to more unusual depictions like monkeys, walruses, kangaroos, and crocodiles.

Hallmarked English silver (925 standard), London, year 1881 (F), Maker AC (Alexander Crichton). 

Reference Number: A10300

CONDITION

In Great Condition - Wear expected with age. Please refer to photographs.

SIZE

Height: 34 cm // 13.39 inches
Width: 10 cm // 3.94 inches
Depth: 16 cm // 6.30 inches