Dublin Victorian silver jug with handle
| Model: | 23511004527 |
| Victorian silver wine jug / ornamental jug with richly decorated grape bunches and grape leaves and floral decoration on the baluster mantle and base. Hinged lid with a cast grape cluster button, bone rings on the ear. 35.5 x 19 x 14.5 cm. Gross: 1280 grams. Marked: 1854 Irish (Dublin) sterling silver hallmark, RS (Robert W. Smith) mastermark. English inscription engraved on the mantle: "Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland Special Prizes for Gladioli, Roses and Tulips to James Fitzgerald Lombard J.P. Esq. South Hill Co Dublin September 1871". (A special prize from the UK's leading horticultural organization, awarded in September 1871 in the gladiolus, rose and tulip category). | |
| Availability: | In stock |