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Antique Silver Victorian Claret Jug made in 1897
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A good late Victorian silver claret jug,which has an unusual feature of a movable flap over the spout.
| Date | 1897 |
| Made By | Gibson & Langman |
| Location | London |
| Stock Number | W61x20 |
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Antique Silver Victorian Claret Jug made in 1897
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A good late Victorian silver claret jug,which has an unusual feature of a movable flap over the spout.
The mount is plain (very much in the Arts and Crafts style) and has a finely cut crystal body.
The Jug was in London in 1897 by Gibson and Langman (Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co 112 Regent St).
The jug which is in excellent condition was made in the year of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
Dimensions, height 20 cm.
William Gibson (d. 1913) and John Lawrence Langman (1846 – 1928) established the Goldsmith and Silversmiths Co in 1880. The firm was active at 112 Regent Street, London acquiring the premises previously used by John Joseph Mechi.
In 1893, the firm absorbed The Goldsmiths’ Alliance Ltd (late A.B. Savory & Sons) and in 1898 became the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd being active as jewellers, dealers in diamonds and precious stones, silversmiths, electroplaters and watch and clock makers.
In 1952, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd was amalgamated with Garrard & Co Ltd. firm and participated in a number of national and international exhibitions: Indian and Colonial Exhibition (London, 1886), Paris (1889), Chicago (1893), California (1894), Paris (1900) and Franco-British Exhibition (London, 1908).
The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co was active with manufactories at Newcastle Place, Clerkenwell; Regent Works, Sheffield and Rue St George, Paris and as retailer of items supplied by various British gold and silver manufacturers (Martin Hall & Co Ltd, W&G Sissons, Wakely & Wheeler, William Comyns, Harrison Brothers & Howson, etc.)
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