A Victorian Pair of Ascos Jugs
Silver London, 1854 & 1872 Maker's marks of John Samuel Hunt & Hunt & Roskell
Height: 22cm, 8.6in Weight: 1,954g, 62oz 16dwt
Modelled as an ascos jug with a textured finish, with a scroll and leaf handle, the lip applied with two rams.
Ascos jugs were ancient vessels used often for holding oil burnt in lamps