Silver - 21st July 2010

Lot 896

A William IV silver mounted Ostrich egg sugar vase and cover

Estimate £1,200 - £1,800 | Hammer £1200

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Description

A William IV silver mounted Ostrich egg sugar vase and cover, by John Figg, London 1835, the egg supported with strap work, on a raised circular foot with a gadroon border, the pull-off cover with an ostrich finial, the interior gilded, the cover and side with an opening for a sugar spoon, height 33.5cm.