A Victorian sterling silver claret jug, Daniel & Charles Houle, London, 1860, baluster shaped on a circular foot, repousse decoration to the body and foot of flowers, grapes, and foliate scrolls, the handle modelled as a grape vine, the hinged cover with a grape bunch finial, the interior gilt washed, the body engraved to one side with monogram Dt within a roundel, 36 cm high, 1,200g