Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1850s.
The snake twisting upward to form the handle, enclosing a conch shell. The whole on a stepped plinth base, with slightly outward sweeping returns.
Height 11 1/2 inches, width 7 1/4 inches, depth 2 1/4 inches.
Date c 1850.
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1850s.
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