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ANTIQUE 19thC VICTORIAN SOLID SILVER CELLINI EWER JUG, SHEFFIELD c.1894
ANTIQUE 19thC VICTORIAN SOLID SILVER CELLINI EWER JUG, SHEFFIELD c.1894
US$3,021.98
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century Victorian Solid Silver "Cellini" pattern ewer, the pattern is so called in honor of [Benvenuto Cellini](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benvenuto_Cellini), the sculptor and goldsmith of the 16th Century, considered the greatest of all time.
The jug is beautifully chased with the typical cellini decoration of masks, animals, strap-work and flutes, caryatid ornate scroll figural handle and hinged lid.
Hallmarked English silver (925 Standard), Sheffield, year 1894 (b), Maker's mark J.W.D (James Dixon & Sons, James Willis Dixon)
CONDITION
In Great Condition - no damage.
SIZE
Height: 32cm
Width: 18 x 12cm
Weight: 683g
REFERENCE NUMBER: A4187
PRE-OWNED
United Kingdom
Sheffield, England
James Dixon & Sons, James Willis Dixon
c. 1894