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A GEORGE III LEATHER-COVERED PEWTER EWER WITH SILVER MOUNTS
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A GEORGE III LEATHER-COVERED PEWTER EWER WITH SILVER MOUNTS

ATTRIBUTED TO JOSEPH CRESWELL, CIRCA 1775 TO 1780

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A GEORGE III LEATHER-COVERED PEWTER EWER WITH SILVER MOUNTS
ATTRIBUTED TO JOSEPH CRESWELL, CIRCA 1775 TO 1780
Standing on a compressed conical foot, with a pear shaped body, flaring lip, and 'C' scroll handle, all covered in ox leather.
The lip and foot riveted with beaded silver mounts.
Seaming visible in parts, minor cracking to leather, underside of foot covered in green felt.
11¾ in. (30 cm.) high
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拍品专文

The present jug, or 'blackjack', is virtually identical to two jugs commissioned in 1776 by Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn from the silversmith Joseph Creswell. These are currently exhibited in the National Museum of Wales (NMW. A 50, 645).