A French .950 covered silver jug, late 19th to early 20th century, with Minerva mark and unidentified maker's mark, of bulbous form with a slender neck, having an ebony 'C' scroll handle, raised on elaborately embossed tripod legs with scroll and pad feet and having a foliate embellished spout and rim and with a floral finial; hallmarked near rim, total weight 252gr height 16 cm