A Louis Xv Silver Ewer

Baluster, on shaped circular foot chased with shells and within Rococo cartouches, the lower body applied with bulrushes below a moulded rib, the neck and spout chased and applied with Rococo scrolls, shells and floral garlands, the scroll handle with dolphin thumbpiece, the hinged cover chased as a shell with laurel leaf border and shell finial, later engraved on the body with a crest and earl's coronet, marked underneath and in cover with charge, date-letters (q and R) and maker; on handle with maker; on foot-rim with decharge, countermark for 1762-1768 (hand), for 1768-1774 (bugle) and for 1774-1780 (slipper); on upper rim with countermark for 1768-1774

Estimate:$6,679

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