A Danish Louis XVI repoussé silver hot-water jug, of urn-shaped form, hinged pierced cover, concave detachable top with air hole, body with twin lion handles and floral rings, connected by a curved flower garland with two bow-suspended antique style portrait medallions, fable fish spout, wooden switch, retracted and pierced stem with space for heat source, circular-domed base on four-sided plinth, chased with acanthus leaves, meander border and oak wreath, interior with a metal tube. Maker Thomas Andreas Westrup, Copenhagen 1780. Weight (incl. metal) 3,200 g. H. 45 cm.
Provenance: Property of a Zealand manor. The hot-water jug was part of a family property trust, which was founded about 125 years ago and dissolved within recent years. The hot-water jug has not been on the open market since the trust was founded.
Condition report available on request.