A rare Irish sterling silver cream jug.
Helmet style, with hand-engraved swags of floral decoration, a vacant oval cartouche, an applied reeded border, a scroll handle, and sitting on a pedestal foot with a round base.
Hallmarked: Dublin 1788
Maker: Matthew West
H:17cm
W:195grams
Matthew West 1747-1806, was active in Dublin located at Skinner's Row.He became Master of the Company of Goldsmiths in 1783/4 and one of the most renowned silversmiths of Dublin.