A Victorian silver ewer
A Victorian silver ewer,
by Frederick Elkington, Birmingham 1871,
slender baluster form, leaf capped scroll handle, hinged cover with traces of gilding, the body with fern decoration and engraved with a crest and monogram, on a raised beaded circular foot, height 30cm, approx. weight 17.4oz.
The crest is that of Postlethwaite.