Pitcher. Glass, Silver. England, London, Horace Woodward & Co Ltd, 1895. Leuchars & Son, Par

Pitcher. Glass, silver. England, London, Horace Woodward & Co Ltd, 1895. Leuchars & Son, Paris, France.
With contrasting marks.
A clear glass jug decorated with a silver frame (colored to match the gilding) and adorned with pearls and plant motifs. It belongs to the type of jug used in Victorian England for serving wine, and is therefore known as a "claret." The hallmarks (lower area of the neck and top, base of the piece) indicate that it is an English production, by Horace Woodward & Co Ltd (active in London since 1866), manufactured in London in 1895. On the base, we can see a series of numbers (2 / 72226) and another mark (Leuchars & Son...), possibly due to the importation of the piece into France. Leuchars & Son was a "gentlemen's box" company founded in 1794 by James Leuchars in Piccadilly, London. It enjoyed a certain renown until his death in 1822, when his widow took over the business. In 1847, she died and his son, William (also a great silversmith), took over. He managed to win medals at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the International Exhibition of 1862, and opened a shop in Paris in 1867 under the name Leuchars & Son. After a series of changes, the company disappeared in 1902.
Weight: 1750 grams. - Size: 14x10x30 cm