ANTIQUE ST SILVER ORNATE ENGLISH CLARET JUG 1876 RELIEF Start Price USD 4,000.00 Current Price USD 4,000.00 Time Left 10 days 20 hours 25 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 21, 2008 End Time Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Location Boca Raton, Florida See more about 'ANTIQUE ST SILVER ORNATE ENGLISH CLARET JUG 1876 RELIEF' Description brendaginsberg Store        Antique sterling silver, partially gilded claret jug. Made Birmingham, England 1876.  Measures 13 1/2 inches high. Weighs 930 grams.  Baluster shaped body on a round, pedestal base. Bands of stylised buds/folliage around base and shoulder. Fan-shaped fluting radiates around the lower slopes. A wide band of relief sculpted Greek mythological figures surrounds the circumference at the widest part. Scenes of warriors, athletes, woman and children. The handle is a series of scrolling acanthus leaves with beautiful detail, ending in an acorn near the lid. The hinged lid and inner part of the neck are gilded.  Hallmarks:The full series of hallmarks is found about an inch from the top of the handle. Hallmarks are also inside the lid and under the base. Marks are: makers mark FE; Queen Victoria's head in profile facing left; lion passant; anchor for Birmingham; date letter 'b'. There is also an engraved Elkington & Co on the base.  Condtion is very good.  Please see my other items for auction on Ebay. Feel free to ask questions at antiques@brendaginsberg.com - preferably well before the auction ends. I will not answer emails via the ebay system, which is way too cumbersome and time-consuming.  Check out my other eBay auctions! Add Me to Your Favorite Sellers Please read our TERMS & CONDITIONS below: Florida residents to pay State sales tax. Payment may be made using personal check, money order (postal or bank), cash, wire transfer. Reserve: Please email us about our reserve policy. Our return policy: 1) If the item is not as described, and so stated in writing by a recognised authority in the field, and we are notified within 7 days of receipt of item, we will refund the full purchase price following return of the item in same condition as it left here. We are not responsible for shipping costs . 2) If the buyer wishes to return the item because he changed his mind, we will take a restocking charge following return of the item in same condition as it left here. We are not responsible for shipping cost. Shipping: we use UPS domestic service and USPO for international. Domestic shipping and handling will be free, but insurance is buyer's responsibility. Overseas insurance may be limited by foreign post office. For any other shipping arrangements, please contact us. Buyer is responsible for knowing shipping prohibitions and restrictions in his/her country - we will look them up for you if you need help. Questions? antiques@brendaginsberg.com Place a Bid!