A Large Silver Pheasant, Sugar caster, 19th century. Silver. A silver sugar caster or shaker in the shape of a cock pheasant. Marked with a maker's mark 'Swan between the letters J and K, in an oval', possibly Dutch. Later marked with the French import mark 'Poinçon Charançon' (from 1893) for foreign work with a minimum grade of 800/1000. Total gross weight: 318 g (34.5 x 13.5 x 6.5 cm)