Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017
Lot 1271
A rare George II provincial silver 'sparrow-beak' cream jug
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000
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Description
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.