A Victorian sterling silver-mounted glass jar, typically designed as a toothbrush or vanity jar for a travelling dressing set. The item features a tall, cylindrical clear glass body with vertical fluted cut decoration. It is fitted with a plain, polished sterling silver push-on lid of domed form. The silver collar bears a clear set of English hallmarks including the maker mark TW for Thomas Whitehouse, the leopard head assay mark for London, the lion passant indicating sterling silver, the lowercase gothic letter p for the year 1870, and the Queen Victoria duty mark.
Length: 17.5 cm.
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