A pair of silver water jugs, Christopher Lawrence, London, 1973

loop handles, the otherwise plain bodies textured at bases, necks and hinged lids

Each jug with good clear hallmarks on body and cover; some light surface scratches to bodies; decoration crisp; overall good condition
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Christopher Nigel Lawrence was born in 1936 in Cumberland and started making silver items when he was 13 in a workshop at the bottom of his father's garden. At 15, he became apprenticed to C.J. Vander Ltd as a tray maker and flat hammer man, for whom he designed various pieces. Becoming in the 1960s well-known among the craft, he owned his own design studio and workshop and held a one-man exhibition at Goldsmiths' Hall in 1973.