An Unusual c.1895 Serpentine & Bronze Mounted Jar & Cover sub-Religion & Relics Mugshots were originally created because

Mugshots were originally created because written descriptions were unreliable

Victorian cooks incorporated spices from ‘the Colonies’ into a surprising range of foods

Guilloche is French for 'engine-turning'

Crucially the piece is structurally sound with no chips or cracks aside from the base whereby it does need a little extra support to the front edge when standing

with further markings

An Unusual c.1895 Serpentine & Bronze Mounted Jar & Cover sub-Religion & Relics Mugshots were originally created becauseOrigin: Probably Italian Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1900 Base Diameter: 5. 75 inches Height: 8 inches The octagonal serpentine jar and cover, applied with four bronze lizards to the facetted sides and a crab to the rimmed cover, surviving from the zeniths of nineteenth century Italy. The condition of the jar is relatively good. There are two chips to the cover and two chips to the jar itself though they arent