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Performing elephant silver novelty, £21,000 at Dreweatts.

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The rare 32oz vessel – a must for any collector seeking to amass a menagerie of Victorian animal-form claret jugs – was offered at Dreweatts (25% buyer’s premium) in Newbury on November 27.

With a tempting estimate of £1200-1800, it took £21,000.