A Victorian novelty silver-mounted yellow glass claret jug, in the form of a monkey, Richard Hodd & Son., London, 1893

seated on its haunches, the hinged-head realistically modelled with collar and two-tone glass eyes, support chain to clear glass handle

Hallmarks clear to rim, cover, feet and handle mount. The glass body two cracks issuing from the lower handle junction, one of which leads to the upper junction. there are further cracks issuing from this point, the largest of which is approximately 8-10cm long. All cracks have been professionally re-enforced making the body water-tight and usable. Otherwise good condition.
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Of the very few examples of this model known, none feature the yellow glass body of the present lot. A clear glass bodied example of 1882 by the same maker, was sold Sotheby's Belgravia, 15 December 1977, lot 369. Two clear glass bodied examples can also be found in the Kent collects ion of claret jugs (numbers 616 & 712, the later of which was made in the same year).