LARGE SILVER PITCHER PRESUMABLY CHRISTENING WATER PITCHER. Germany. Date: Around 1770. Technique: Silver. Wooden handle. Description: Round foot once indented. Large pear-shaped body, decorated with engraved and chased floral tendrils and rocaille shapes. The top of the console spout designed as a stylized animal head with eyes and nose. The highly arched hinged lid decorated with corresponding floral décor and a raised bud knob. Weight: Ca. 1190g. Measurement: Height 30,5cm. Mark: Solubility number 12, without Inspection mark, indistinct maker's mark. Owners monogram "GH" with date 1770 engraved with dots. Provenance: Westphalian private collection. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Germany: 18,49 Euro plus 3,51 Euro VAT EU: 33,61 Euro plus 6,39 Euro VAT Worldwide: 63,03 Euro plus 11,97 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance