Unusual "fish mouth" sterling-silver-mounted cut glass water or lemonade jug
Unusual "fish mouth" sterling-silver-mounted cut glass water or lemonade jug
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Victorian novelty sterling silver-mounted cut-glass water or lemonade jug, modelled as a fish with its mouth agape, textured scale and fin decoration to the body and the single handle formed as the dorsal fin, the flared base simulating the tail. The sterling silver mount is hallmarked and engraved with the crest and motto of the Fitzgerald family, dukes of Leinster.
Also stamped with Registered Design Number: 202628
Blazon of crest:
A monkey statant ppr., environed about the middle with a plain collar and chained or.
The Fitzgerald family is a prominent Irish family of Hiberno-Norman and Anglo-Norman origin, with a rich history in Irish politics and land ownership. The crest of the Dukes of Leinster derives from the legend that John Fitzgerald, First Earl of Kildare, as a baby in Woodstock Castle, was trapped in a fire when a pet monkey rescued him. The Fitzgerald's then adopted a monkey as their crest.
The jug is dated 1892, so it is possible that it belonged to Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster (16 August 1851 - 1 December 1893). An Anglo-Irish peer, born in Dublin, he was the son of the 4th Duke of Leinster and Lady Caroline Sutherland-Leveson-Gower.
Dimensions:
1892
Birmingham
Excellent
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