A VICTORIAN EWER by Elkington & Co. Ltd.

A VICTORIAN EWER by Elkington & Co. Ltd., Birmingham 1868, of slender pear form with applied beaded rim, hinged flat cover, fancy acanthus leaf sheathed S scroll handle, on a low foot, engraved 'National Exhibition of Sporting & Other Dogs…1868…Greyhound Eclipse', 11 3/4" high overall, 19ozs 18dwts (Illustrated) NB In 1868, the famous greyhound Eclipse achieved major recognition at the National Exhibition of Sporting and Other Dogs. It was held at Curzon Hall, Birmingham, where the world's first annual dog exhibition originated in 1860. Eclipse won the 1st Prize in the Greyhound classes, which cemented his legacy in the early days of dog shows