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Solid Silver Cream Pail
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Solid Silver Cream Pail

1900 - 1920
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A fine quality solid silver cream pail. The piece is a good weight and in style is very much that of eighteenth-century cream pails. The pail is of a simple design with a ribbed design around the body imitating staves and a twisted handle replicating rope. There are a full and clear set of hallmarks for London, 1900 and Charles Stuart Harris. The firm of Charles Stuart Harris was a well established and prolific maker in the later Victorian period with a particular flair for fine quality pieces in earlier styles. The cream pail is in very good condition and a charming piece of novelty silver.

Overall sizes in inches

2 ¾ wide and deep

3 ¾ high

Date of Manufacture

Prometheus Antiques has dated this Solid Silver Cream Pail to the 1900s.

Independent Date Guide ID 08723226
Dealer's Item Date1900s
Sellingantiques Date1900s
Sellingantiques agingItem is 126 years old
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Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1900s:
Date letter e on the side: London assay mark for 1900.
Maker's mark CS over H: silversmith Charles Stuart Harris.
Lion passant mark: sterling silver standard.
Twisted swing handle on pinned pivots: period assembly.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
9.5cm (3.74")
Width
7cm (2.76")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Reference Numbers
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SA1103318
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We do have a private showroom 15 mins drive from Newark where Items can also be viewed by prior appointment. If you are unable to visit us please purchase with the knowledge that we give a money back guarantee if you are not satisfied, we only ask that you pay return transport costs.

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Mobile 24hr: 07932 624971

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Description
A fine quality solid silver cream pail. The piece is a good weight and in style is very much that of eighteenth-century cream pails.
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The pail is of a simple design with a ribbed design around the body imitating staves and a twisted handle replicating rope.
Prometheus Antiques

There are a full and clear set of hallmarks for London, 1900 and Charles Stuart Harris. The firm of Charles Stuart Harris was a well established and prolific maker in the later Victorian period with a particular flair for fine quality pieces in earlier styles. The cream pail is in very good condition and a charming piece of novelty silver.

Overall sizes in inches

2 ¾ wide and deep

3 ¾ high

Date of Manufacture

Prometheus Antiques has dated this Solid Silver Cream Pail to the 1900s.

Independent Date Report ID 08723226
Dealer's Item Date1900s
Sellingantiques dating1900s
Sellingantiques agingItem is 126 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1900s:
Date letter e on the side: London assay mark for 1900.
Maker's mark CS over H: silversmith Charles Stuart Harris.
Lion passant mark: sterling silver standard.
Twisted swing handle on pinned pivots: period assembly.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
9.5cm (3.74")
Width
7cm (2.76")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1103318
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A solid silver miniature bucket pail featuring horizontal reeded detailing, visible hallmarks on the exterior, and a twisted swing handle.
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Archive I A solid silver miniature bucket pail featuring horizontal reeded detailing, visible hallmarks on the exterior, and a twisted swing handle.

Solid Silver Cream Pail

Archive II A solid silver miniature bucket pail featuring horizontal reeded detailing, visible hallmarks on the exterior, and a twisted swing handle. View II
Archive III A solid silver miniature bucket pail featuring horizontal reeded detailing, visible hallmarks on the exterior, and a twisted swing handle. View III
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Telephone 07932 624971
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Nottinghamshire
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Nov 2010
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A solid silver miniature bucket pail featuring horizontal reeded detailing, visible hallmarks on the exterior, and a twisted swing handle.
Solid silver cream pail
Ref: SA1103318
A solid silver miniature bucket pail featuring horizontal reeded detailing, visible hallmarks on the exterior, and a twisted swing handle.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectTableware
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleGeorgian Style
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsReeded body, Twisted swing handle, Stamped hallmarks, Bucket form
  • SizeH 9.5 cm (4 in) x W 7 cm (3 in) x D 7 cm (3 in)

This solid silver cream pail dates from 1900 in the Georgian style. The piece has a silver colour and a polished metallic finish, formed in a miniature bucket shape with a circular rim, a hollow interior, and a flat base. The body displays horizontal reeded lines resembling wooden staves, a pivoting twisted swing handle attached by side brackets, and stamped maker and assay hallmarks on the exterior surface. Measuring 9.5 cm high, 7 cm wide, and 7 cm deep, the item is sized to hold cream or milk. Suitable for use on a sideboard top, dining table, or tea station during formal dining or afternoon tea, the pail holds small items or liquids. Placed in an English Country House interior setting, the tableware item functions as a decorative serving piece or display object alongside matching silverware.

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A silver cream pail is a miniature bucket-shaped vessel traditionally used on dining tables during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to serve cream or sugar. Designed with an overhead swing handle, these items formed part of formal tea and dessert services.

These vessels were typically raised from sterling silver sheet, featuring chased or engine-turned horizontal reeding for structural stability and decorative texture. Swinging bail handles were attached via soldered side lugs or hinges.

Authenticity is verified through official assay office hallmarks, maker marks, and date letters stamped onto the silver body. Genuine historic pieces display natural wear on the base and handle contact points alongside hand-finished craftsmanship.

A silver cream pail can be displayed on a sideboard, tray, or open shelf as a metallic accent. It can also function on a modern dining table to hold small flower stems, matchsticks, or condiments.

Clean solid silver using a soft cloth and specialised silver polish to remove tarnish, avoiding abrasive materials that scratch the metal. Store in a dry environment wrapped in acid-free tissue paper or anti-tarnish cloth to minimise oxidisation.
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