Fine Arts and Crafts - 18th June 2025

Lot 461

A John Keith silver flagon designed by William Butterfield, footed form, the ovoid body engraved

Estimate £200 - £400 | Hammer £882

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Description

A John Keith silver flagon designed by William Butterfield, footed form, the ovoid body engraved with a band of scrolling stylised grape vine, with tapering neck, with hinged cover, applied scroll handle, the handle and spout engraved with vine design, stamped marks, London 1847, 23cm. high

Literature

Instrumenta Ecclesiastica, The Ecclesiological, Late Cambridge Camden Society, second series, 1856, plate LVI .