A cased Victorian sterling silver claret jug, 1863 London, with maker's mark for Stephen Smith & William Nicholson, ewer shaped with repousse and chased medallions of fruit and floral motifs, between floral pendants, a stippled grape vine handle with applied fruits and leaves, a leafy finial to the hinged lid, hallmarked to throat, lid and base, retailed through Walsh Brothers Melbourne, silver weight 752gr height 33.5 cm