Lot 261
GLASGOW - A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL CREAM JUG
MID 18TH CENTURY
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 17 August 2016 from 12:00 BST
£500
Description
maker's mark lacking, marked to foot, Glasgow town mark twice, of tapered vase form with beaded rim to body, chased acanthus and foliate swags and vacant shield cartouche
Dimensions
15cm high, 5.8oz
Footnote
Note:
Although lacking a maker's mark, it seems likely this cream jug was made by Milne & Campbell circa 1765. They are seen to produce a large proportion of Glasgow tea ware of this period and are one of the few makers noted making items in this unusual almost Neoclassical style.