Description
An Elizabeth I silver-gilt mounted Tiger ware jug,
by Nicholas Sutton, London 1571,
baluster form, scroll handle, the mount engraved with a hunting scene of hounds chasing a stag and hare, the thumb-piece with a mask and the reverse of handle with a lion mask, the domed hinged cover with chased foliate and mask decoration, and with a knop finial, on a raised circular foot with chased decoration, height 23.8cm.
