231132: A large early Victorian silver Warwick cruet Start Price GBP 7,500.00 Current Price GBP 12,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 8 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 23, 2008 End Time Sunday, November 23, 2008 Location London, England, United Kingdom See more about '231132: A large early Victorian silver Warwick cruet' Description Current Lot A large early Victorian silver Warwick cruet Edward I, Edward II, James and William Barnard, London 1838-39 the frame of four eagle's masks, acanthus and claw and ball feet, with central baluster handle and reeded shell, scroll handle, the base with similar chased border, the front with a foliate scroll and diaper work cartouche, engraved with a coat of arms, fitted with three octagonal lidded casters, each on a spreading octagonal foot, the covers and with pineapple finials, two pierced, one blind, the bodies chased with panels of shells, scrolls and flowers on a matted ground; two silver-mounted cut glass bottles, with silver neck mounts chased with scrolls and foliage and each with leaf-capped scroll handles and hinged domed covers, two casters engraved with a crest, the large caster and the bottle covers engraved with a crest and motto (6) 39cm high, 110oz/r Heraldry: The arms are those of Darby with Grant in pretence for Francis Darby Esq., of Sunniside House, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, and his wife Hannah, only daughter of John Grant. Francis Darby was the son of Abraham Darby who, with John Wilkinson, designed and constructed the Iron Bridge over the Severn at Coalbrookdale. Provenance: Christie's London, 15th July 1998, lot 152 Anon sale Christie's New York, 5th October 1979, lot 191 Place a Bid!