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A Victorian novelty silver mounted glass 'Walrus' claret jug,…
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Melbourne
Date:
5-Apr-2011
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A Victorian novelty silver mounted glass 'Walrus' claret jug, William Leuchars, London, 1881, naturalistically modelled in the form of a walrus, the head with glass eyes and tusks, the head hinges and forms the spout, silver scroll handle, flippers and tail, bearing a patent registration mark to underside, fully hallmarked 40 cm long J. B Hawkins in his paper 'Through the Looking Glass' mentions that Alexander Crichton, the renowned Victorian silversmith was inspired by the drawings of Sir John Tenniel for Louis Carrol's 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Alice Through the Looking Glass'.
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Silver: Jugs & Ewers