This magnificent antique George III sterling silver beer jug has a plain baluster form onto a circular collet foot, in the classic English Georgian style.
The body of this impressive jug is plain and unembellished, with an applied bead decorated border below moulded ornamentation to the rim.
This impressive example of antique silverware is fitted with a cast sterling silver S scroll handle ornamented with a scrolling leaf thumbpiece and bifurcating lower terminal.
The cast beak style spout is embellished with a vase-shaped moulding with a drop shaped form to the nadir; the spout is further ornamented with a continuation of applied ornamentation to the rim.
This exceptional beer jug, crafted by the renowned London silversmith Thomas Chawner, is the finest of its type you could hope to acquire.
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Maker: Thomas Chawner
Date: 1786