A GEORGE II SILVER CREAM JUG

Details
A GEORGE II SILVER CREAM JUG
LONDON, 1743, MAKER'S MARK SCRIPT J?, PROBABLY FOR JAMES SHRUDER

On rocaille shaped oval base, the vase-shaped body, repousse and chased with rococo flowers, fruit and scrolls, the shell and entwined sea-monster handle (one scroll missing), marked under base--5 1/2in. (14cm.) high
(7 oz. 10 dwt.)
Provenance
J. Pierpont Morgan
J.P. Morgan, 1937 inventory
The Morgan Collection, Christie's, New York, October 26, 1982, lot 38
Literature
E. Alfred Jones, Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Old Plate of J. Pierpont Morgan, London, 1908, p. 46, plate XVI, no. 1