A reward has been offered for the safe return of a rare antique jug taken from a Luton museum, following fears that it might have been stolen for its scrap value.
Stockwood Discovery Centre may be short on Victorian dining chairs and antique cabinets, but Lancashire residents will still find plenty of historical interest, not least the valuable Wenlok Jug, which was recently stolen in what has been described as an aggressive attack.
The jug was purchased for £750,000, the same amount being offered by the New York Met until an export ban was placed on it in 2006. A unique example of mediaeval metalwork, bearing the English bronze founder’s mark, it has close links (more…)