Georgian Sheffield plate wine cooler by Matthew Boulton

Sheffield plate wine cooler by Matthew Boulton, the urn of campana form, the top with detachable collar engraved with red squirrel crests to each side within a moulded border, to the inside the original fitted tole non-removable liner. Engraved armorial crests to the urn are of the Woodgate family impaling Danne, the Woodgates long associated with Tonbridge, their descent from Kentish ancestry. To the sides a pair of reeded carrying handles over a border of vitruvian scroll and gadrooning. Stands upon a circular domed foot with two reeded collars. Bears marks of sunflowers to the underside for the renowned maker, Matthew Boulton of Birmingham.
English, George 11l, circa 1770 - 1800