By Carrington & Co, London 1904, the 10 1/4in diameter piece weighing 46.5oz had lion-mask handles and the sides were engraved with the crest of a stag and the motto Reviresco.
A silver plaque on the ebonised stand recorded the fact that it had been a company’s presentation gift to a valued employee in 1974 and, 30 years on, it took an above-estimate £920.
Outside of the pictures, the top price was taken for a 19th century serpentine marble-topped giltwood console table which sold at £1800.
A monteith provides Suffolk punch
ANOTHER piece of wine-related silver was among the better sellers at Olivers (10% buyer's premium) April 1 sale in the form of an Edwardian monteith.
