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Indian Silver 19th Century Milk Jug
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Indian Silver 19th Century Milk Jug

19th century
Sold 9 February 2025 · Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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Indian silver 19th century milk jug. Super decoration all over with a wonderful snake handle, there are initials etched to the base which may be the makers mark. The workmanship is exquisite. Sadly no marks but tests as silver. I believe these were made in various regions of India so difficult to know where this one originates from.

H 9 cms

W 5 cms (diameter)

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Antique Silver Milk Jug to the 19th Century.

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Indian silver 19th century milk jug.
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Super decoration all over with a wonderful snake handle, there are initials etched to the base which may be the makers mark.
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)

The workmanship is exquisite. Sadly no marks but tests as silver. I believe these were made in various regions of India so difficult to know where this one originates from.

H 9 cms

W 5 cms (diameter)

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Antique Silver Milk Jug to the 19th Century.

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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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An ornate nineteenth-century silver milk jug featuring detailed repousse floral motifs and a serpent handle. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An ornate nineteenth-century silver milk jug featuring detailed repousse floral motifs and a serpent handle. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Indian Silver 19th Century Milk Jug

Archive II An ornate nineteenth-century silver milk jug featuring detailed repousse floral motifs and a serpent handle. View II
Archive III An ornate nineteenth-century silver milk jug featuring detailed repousse floral motifs and a serpent handle. View III
Archive IV An ornate nineteenth-century silver milk jug featuring detailed repousse floral motifs and a serpent handle. View IV
Archive V An ornate nineteenth-century silver milk jug featuring detailed repousse floral motifs and a serpent handle. View V
Archive VI An ornate nineteenth-century silver milk jug featuring detailed repousse floral motifs and a serpent handle. View VI
Archive VII An ornate nineteenth-century silver milk jug featuring detailed repousse floral motifs and a serpent handle. View VII
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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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An ornate nineteenth-century silver milk jug featuring detailed repousse floral motifs and a serpent handle.
Indian silver 19th century milk jug
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An ornate nineteenth-century silver milk jug featuring detailed repousse floral motifs and a serpent handle.
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  • ObjectJugs and Pitchers
  • Period19th century
  • StyleColonial
  • MaterialSilver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsRepousse floral patterns, Serpent handle, Chased foliate borders

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Nineteenth-century colonial silverware typically features traditional local craftsmanship combined with European functional forms, often characterised by intricate repousse and chased ornamentation depicting flora, fauna, or regional motifs.

These items were generally crafted from high-grade silver using traditional manual techniques such as hammering, chasing, and repousse, where designs are punched and raised from the reverse side to create high relief.

Authentic pieces often display artisan maker marks, test positive for high purity silver content through acid or XRF testing, and exhibit natural age-related patination, hand-finished tool marks, and wear consistent with nineteenth-century production methods.

These pieces function well as accent objects on sideboards, open shelving, or dining tables, contrasting sharply against minimalist surfaces or serving as polished metallic focal points within a collected interior scheme.

Preservation requires minimal intervention, avoiding harsh abrasive dips that strip historical patina. Use a soft microfibre cloth and specialised non-abrasive silver polish sparingly only when necessary to remove harmful tarnish.
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