Silver

A RARE VICTORIAN 19TH CENTURY SILVER-MOUNTED NOVELTY ...

A rare and well-preserved example of VICTORIAN from London, 1893, noted for its craftsmanship, material quality, and historical relevance.

Antique English Rare Victorian 19th century sterling silver-mounted glass monkey-form claret jug made by Richard Hodd & Son, London 1893.\nYellow glass body.\nClear glass tail-form handle.\nSterling silver hind paws and shoulder mount with hinged and chained head.\nBuckled collar with German script and the name Lulu.\nRealistically modelled as a seated monkey with yellow glass body, the head hinging at the mouth.\nEngraved on the collar with the words from a German song: ''Ritt Gourmee, Lulu, Tapfer die ganze Nacht''.\nGilt interior.\nFully marked.

— Details

Reference

SA1120121

Origin

London, 1893

Period

VICTORIAN

Dimensions

H 30.0cm

Rarity

High

Provenance

Property from a private collection, UK. Of the very few examples of this model known, none feature the yellow glass body of the present lot. A clear glass bodied example of 1882 by the same maker, was sold Sotheby''s Belgravia, 15 December 1977, lot 369. Two clear glass bodied examples can also be found in the Kent Collection of claret jugs (numbers 616 & 712, the later o...f which was made in the same year).

Condition

Excellent — see description