An early 18th century German silver ewer

An early 18th century German silver ewer, by P. J. Syring, Hildesheim circa 1728, panelled baluster form, scroll handle, embossed foliate scroll decoration, mask capped spout, on a raised embossed circular foot, applied with four medallic Thalers of Bishopric of Osnabrück, commemorating the Sede Vacante of 1728, with busts of St Peter and the Emperor Charles V; the knop stem set with four miniature medallions of Holy Roman Emperors, base and lower knop with medallion Thalers, scroll handle, engraved with crest, height 17.5cm, approx. weight 45oz. Provenance: The property of Lord and Lady Fairhaven. The crest and motto are possibly for Greaves or Grevis. For the maker's mark see Marc Roseberg, Der Goldschmiede Merkzeichen, 1923, page 169.