A GEORGE I SILVER BEER JUG

Lot 11
18.04.2023 13:00UTC +00:00
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£ 6 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 935951
Lot 11 | A GEORGE I SILVER BEER JUG
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 7 000
Pear shaped on spreading foot, with central moulded rim, the hinged cover with baluster finial and an openwork scrolling thumbpiece, engraved with a coat-of-arms and an inscription, marked below the rim and in cover
111/4 in. (28.5 cm.) high
40 oz. 6 dwt. (1,255 gr.)
The arms are those of the City of Lichfield.
The inscription reads:

THIS FLAGGON WAS THE GIFT OF CHARLES SKRYMSHER BOOTHBY Esq. / AND OF ANNE HIS WIFE TO THE PARISH / WEIGHING 40 OUNCES 10 DWT.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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SW1Y 6QT London
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