A rare George II provincial silver 'sparrow-beak' cream jug

A rare George II provincial silver 'sparrow-beak' cream jug,

by Richard Richardson I, Chester 1729,

plain baluster form, scroll handle, with traces of an armorial, on a spread circular foot, height 7.8cm, approx. weight 2.6oz.

The mark on this piece is the Richard Richardson I mark Type 7.

Provenance: from the Lowe Collection.

A similar jug of 1731 is Illustrated in Ridgeway, M., Chester Silver 1727-1837, Phillimore and Co. Ltd, 1985, and this jug is referred to on page 138, under the heading Jugs, No.2, Private Collection.