Tap jug; The pear-shaped jug; with a loose; profiled lid; has three legs resting on ebony bobbins; a faucet and placed opposite it C-shaped ebony ear. The molded; curved legs end in volutes; as does the silver connector on the bottom of the ear. The connecting piece on the top of the ear is surrounded by a profile edge at the start of the wood. The curved; molded faucet has a cubic widening in the middle; into which the rotating tap fits. The handle of this is formed by an asymmetrical cartouche made of leaf leaves; filled with an ebony plate. A double profile runs around the opening of the tap. The body is closed off at the top by a profile edge. The lid has a flat top; on which the ebony ball-shaped button with constricted foot; crowned with a silver button. At the bottom along the upper edge of the body is an engraved masonry decoration; closed at the bottom by a heavy edge of (leaf) volutes and rocailles; on which two flowers are hung with ribbons. At the attachment of the crane; the jug is engraved with a shield-shaped field of masonry; surrounded by a similar edge. Over the lid is an engraved border of (leaf) volutes; rocaille ornament; Nicolaas van Diemen (attributed to); Amsterdam; 1756; silver (metal); ebony (wood); h 32.7 cm d 14 cm w 1062 gr