Gillers Antiques Ltd has dated this piece to the 1800s.
The round, squat baluster bodies are embossed with a fluted design and raised on pedestal circular feet. The bases are adorned with high-relief scrolls, while the wide everted borders are intricately chased with roses, leaves, and other floral motifs. The leaf-capped acanthus handles add further elegance, and the interiors of both pieces are sumptuously gold-washed.
Each piece bears a pair of shield-shaped cartouches. One cartouche of each pair is engraved with the aristocratic family crest and motto for Miller: "Manent Optima Coelo" ("The best things abide in heaven"). This splendid and highly decorative example of Georgian craftsmanship is made of heavy-gauge silver, reflecting the excellence of its period.
Maker: Charles Bendy
Assay Office: Edinburgh
Date: 1822
Measurements
Total weight: 771.13 g / 24.8 troy oz
Sugar Bowl: 9.5 cm tall to rim, 11.5 cm tall to handle, 21.5 cm across the handles, 15 cm diameter on top
Milk Jug: 10 cm tall to spout, 15.5 cm spout to handle, 11 cm across the widest point
Condition
The pieces are in excellent antique condition, with minor imperfections consistent with their age: a tiny ding on the milk jug, a very shallow depression on the sugar basin, and a small indent in one spot.
Shipping & Packaging
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Gillers Antiques Ltd has dated this piece to the 1800s.
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George IV Scottish Sterling Silver Sugar Basin and Milk Jug, Gilt Interior, Embossed Floral Design, Charles Bendy, Edinburgh, 1822
