ANTIQUE 19thC GERMAN SOLID SILVER &GLASS PAIR OF MASSIVE CLARET JUGS c.1890
19th Century pair of German silver mounted on glass wine jugs, magnificent and highly decorative, the clear-glass body beautifully cut, the silver mount applied with foliage and grapes, the handle is realistically modelled as grapevine, the body with a hand hammered effect through-out, hinged cover applied with a grapes, leaves and a scrolling thumb-piece finial.
Hallmarked German Silver 800M, Maker Posen.
Reference Number: A7366
DESCRIPTION
Antique late-19th Century pair of German impressively large solid silver mounted on glass wine jugs, magnificent and highly decorative, the clear-glass body beautifully cut, the silver mount applied with foliage and grapes, the handle is realistically modelled as grapevine, the body with a hand hammered effect through-out, hinged cover applied with a grapes, leaves and a scrolling thumb-piece finial. Hallmarked German Silver 800M (800 Standard silver purity), Maker Posen (Lazarus Jacob Posen, founded in Frankfurt 1869)
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Height (Each): 39cm
Width (Each): 18 x 12cm
Weight (Each): 1870g