Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 6th October 2021

Lot 901

A Victorian electroplated beer set

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £1100

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Description

A Victorian electroplated beer set,

by Martin, Hall and Co.,

comprising: a beer jug of tapering circular form, scroll handle, on three large ball feet, with six matching beakers, on a grooved circular tray, on four ball feet, engraved with a monogram FA, for Fred Archer, height of beer jug 27cm, diameter of tray 45.5cm.

Provenance: purchased by William Gilbert, racehorse trainer, and then by descent to the current owner.