A William IV two-handled sugar bowl, James McKay, Edinburgh, 1836
the tapering body with wavy leaf and flowerhead rim, applied with two leaf-capped handles, the body with opposing c-scroll enclosed cartouches, one engraved with an armorial, the other with a crest between the motto 'LUCEO NON URO' and initials, the cartouches flanked by floral sprays and further c-scrolls, raised on four c-scroll and leaf-headed feet, gilt interior, 415g, 22,5cm wide over handles; and a Victorian silver milk jug, probably John Walton, Newcastle, 1841, bulbous, with waisted shoulder, the applied rim moulded with acorns and oak leaves, shell, c-scroll and leaf handle, raised on four anthemion-headed feet, gilt interior, 200g, 11,6cm high
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Sugar bowl: The interior with minor oxidisation and scratches. Three minor dents to the lower part of the body (the largest 5mm long). There is a slight wobble to the base.
Milk jug: Dents to the body (the largest 2cm by 1,3cm). The gilt interior with oxidisation and scratching. There is a slight wobble to the base. Repair to the underneath of the rim, the lip and where the handle meets the body. The marks worn. The duty mark is the head of William IV not Victoria - Jackson notes that the former is seen as late as 1842-1843.
