Oversized Wrythen Glass and Silver Flask

Description

Sterling Silver Mounted

From our Glassware collection, we are delighted to introduce to the market this Oversized Wrythen Glass and Silver Flask. The Glass and Silver flask of large size beautifully formed with a Wrythen glass cascading exterior body with a solid sterling silver cap with stippled decoration, industrial style rivets and top monogram. The cap can be opened by twisting the top lid and opening at the hinge, the side of the cap bears the hallmarks for sterling silver by Thomas Johnson I, dated 1873 during the Victorian period.

Thomas Johnson (1850-1898) was a well-known London-based silversmith working from 10 Dyers Building in Holborn, London. He registered his first mark in January in 1850 and by 1852 he was listed as a manufacturing silversmith of every description of dressing case fittings and silver flasks. Eventually the company was bought out by Sampson & Mordan after every founding member of the business retired or passed away. For further information on Thomas Johnson please see our Makers and Retails category on Thomas Johnson.

Wrythen Glass is a distinctive moulding that flows from the base of the object to the top giving it a desirable cascading effect.

Sterling Silver is an alloy composed by weight of 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness (parts per thousand) of 925.

Victorian in the United Kingdom and the British Empire the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 until 1901. The Victorian era followed on from the Georgian era and it preceded the Edwardian era. The late half of the Victorian era overlaps with the first part of the Belle Époque era of Continental Europe.