BIRMINGHAM MILK JUGS

L1215: Sterling Silver Arts & Crafts Milk Jug

L1215: Hallmarked In 1911

Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1911 by Duchess Millicent Sutherland, and made by the Duchess of Sutherlands Cripples Guild, this handsome, and very rare, Antique Sterling Silver Milk Jug is a fine example of Arts & Crafts style, with a scroll handle and a hand hammered body. The water jug measures 3.5"(9cm) tall, by 8"(20cm) from handle to spout, by 4.5"(11cm) deep and weighs 12.8 troy ounces. The milk jug is referenced in the 1910 D.S.C.G. exhibition catalogue as 'Design 423 - Milk Jug Temp George III' and notated as 'From a model lent by Basil Oxenden Esq.'

£1,975