A GEORGE IV SILVER LARGE BEER JUG
A GEORGE IV SILVER LARGE BEER JUG
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A GEORGE IV SILVER LARGE BEER JUG

MARK OF SEBASTIAN CRESPELL II, LONDON, 1828

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A GEORGE IV SILVER LARGE BEER JUG
MARK OF SEBASTIAN CRESPELL II, LONDON, 1828
of compressed baluster form, one side engraved with a mythological scene probably depicting Silenus, the other side engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked on one side of body
19 1/8 in. (49.1 cm.) high, 62 oz. (1,928 gr.)
Provenance
The arms are those of Hamilton quartering those of the Earls of Arran, for James, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn (1811-1885) who succeeded his grandfather in 1818. He was later created 1st Duke of Abercorn in 1868.

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