Lot 134
A William IV silver ewer
Paul Storr, London 1835-36
Auction: 23 November 2008 at 15:00 GMT
£5,000
Description
of ascos form, on moulded rim foot, the matted body applied with two scrolls and fruiting vine scroll handle, the rim applied with two crest finials, in a modern fitted case
22.2cm high, 32ozs./r
Footnote
The ascos jug follows an ancient Greek prototype used as a receptacle for the oil burnt in lamps. Its unusual form is derived form early examples which were fashioned from leather. A number of examples by Paul Storr are known (see M. Clayton, The Christie's Pictorial History of English and American Silver, Oxford, 1985, p.256, fig.3).