19th Century Victorian Solid Silver & Glass Novelty Cobra Claret Jug c.1895

Antique early 20th Century Edwardian solid silver and clear glass novelty 'Duck' claret jug, realistically modelled as a duck with its head slightly raised, with silver pull-off head...

Antique early 20th Century English solid silver & glass dog shaped claret jug. The jug features a meticulously crafted glass body, shaped to resemble a dog. A sterling silver collar ...

Antique 20th Century Victorian solid silver & glass dog shaped claret jug. The jug features a meticulously crafted glass body, shaped to resemble a dog. A collar of gilt sterling sil...

Antique early 20th Century German solid silver & glass monkey shaped claret jug. The jug features a meticulously crafted glass body, shaped to resemble a seated monkey, with its fron...

Late 19th c Beautifully Modelled Novelty Silver Hunting Dog-Form Claret Jug "Austria," marked on the collar. With hinged head and original ground glass stopper. The fashion for anima...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian acid etched glass and English sterling silver mounted claret jug; an addition to our wine and drink related silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver and cut glass claret jug has a circular, rounded bulbous form. The cylindrical neck of the jug is fitted with an impressive sterling silver, hallmarked mount embellished with impressive chased floral spray decoration on a matte background, all encompassed with a plain border accented with simple drop motifs. The decoration to the mount incorporates an oval vacant cartouche to either side. The underside of the plain spout features a simplified quatrefoil floral motif encompassed with a lozenge shaped border. The mount retains the original hinged, hallmarked cover encompassed with further floral decoration and surmounted with an impressive pierced interlacing scrolling leaf decorated thumb piece. The rim of the cover, lower rim of the mount and girdle to the glass body are encircled with applied bead decoration. This antique Victorian claret jug...

Victorian novelty decanter. Made by Cornelius Saunders & Frank Shepherd in Birmingham in 1895. Purple glass ovoid body with clear tubular tucked-under wings forming handle. Cylindric...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver claret jug, made by George Fox; an addition to our diverse wine and drinks related collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver claret jug has a bulbous rounded knopped form onto a circular domed foot. The swept neck and body of the jug are embellished with chased decorated scrolling strapwork bordered panels incorporating fruit and foliate designs on a matte background, intersected by bead motifs accented with trellis ornamentation. The body of this impressive claret jug is further ornamented with chased decorated stylized leaf designs to the lower portion and spiraling stylized bird designs accented with rosette motifs to the main portion. The decoration to the main portion of the body incorporates a large vacant oval cartouche to either side. Each incurved portion of the knops are ornamented with a stylized egg decorated border and floral motifs. The flared rim to the lip of the jug is embellished with a broad band of applied ribbed decoration. This impressive jug is fitted with an exceptional cast S scroll handle with a figural ornamentation to the upper portion and a tapering rope twist design to the lower portion. The lower socket features a bifurcating scrolling design with stylized leaf terminals whilst the upper curved bifurcating socket is embellished with chased leaf designs. The opposing interior side of the lip, below the upper terminal to the handle, is ornamented with a chased decorated grotesque mask. The foot is embellished with embossed decoration depicting flowing water incorporating conical shells and dolphin designs. The underside of the foot bears the retailer's mark 'Lamburts, Coventry St, London'. Condition This antique claret...