Jacob Marsh
A George II Antique English Silver Covered Jug, 1746
Height: 11 1/8"
Weight: 53 oz.
Weight: 53 oz.
London
H0748
$ 15,000.00
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This is an exceptionally large, sumptuous, and heavy covered jug, a form not especially common in the Rococo style or the George II period. Very few examples can match the...
This is an exceptionally large, sumptuous, and heavy covered jug, a form not especially common in the Rococo style or the George II period. Very few examples can match the size and weight of this piece.
The engraved arms are for Tucker, Tooker, or Toker.
The maker, Jacob Marsh, was apprenticed to William Lukin in 1726 and turned over to Gabriel Sleath 1731. He was free in 1741 and entered his mark as Largeworker on 24 April 1744, with address of a "Swithings Lane, Lomber [Lombard] Street." He moved to [the sign of the] unicorn in Cornhill, circa 1760.