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John James Keith
A Large Victorian Silver and Cut-Glass Liqueur Set
£28,000
A Large Victorian Silver and Cut-Glass Liqueur Set. The base boldly cast and pierced with bacchanal masks between fruiting vines and foliate scrolls,...
Dimensions
Height: 52 cm (21 in)Diameter: 50 cm (20 in)
PrintDescription
A Large Victorian Silver and Cut-Glass Liqueur Set.
The base boldly cast and pierced with bacchanal masks between fruiting vines and foliate scrolls, the beaded frame and central shaft terminating with leaf-capped rams mask embellished loop handle, all raised on four beaded scrolling feet, mounted on a wooden base; fitted with four faceted cut-glass decanters and stoppers, and twelve matching liqueur glasses.
Mark of John James Keith, London, 1860.
London, 1860.
Approximate weight of weighable silver 177oz. 4 dwt. (5,500 gr.
Date
Circa 1860
Origin
England
Medium
Silver & Cut-Glass
Signature
Mark of John James Keith, London, 1860.
John James Keith was known for his ecclesiastical silver and was appointed as the silversmith of the the Ecclesiological Society, who carried out work from designs by William Butterfield – see Culme, J., The Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Antique Collectors Club, 1987, Volume I, p. 269-270.
Lord Ballyedmond.
Culme, J., ‘The Directory of Gold and Silversmiths’, Antique Collectors Club, 1987, Volume I, p. 269-270.
