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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Sugar Caster - 1897
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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Sugar Caster - 1897

19th century
For Sale by S & A Marsh
Description

An attractive antique Victorian sterling silver sugar caster which has an elaborately decorated body with swirls and flutes, a removable lid with pierced detailing and a flame finial on the top. It rests on a slightly raised circular foot and remains in excellent condition. This pretty silver sugar caster would make a useful addition to a collection and would be perfect to use.

Height: 23 cms (9.1")

Diameter of base: 7.6 cms (3")

Weight: 6.9 troy ounces (216 grams)

It was hallmarked in London for 1897 by Thomas Bradbury & Sons.

Complimentary postage is included within the price of this sugar caster.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please visit www.marshantiquesilver.com for a wider selection of items.

Date of Manufacture

S & A Marsh has dated this Sterling Silver Sugar Caster to the 1890s.

Independent Date Check ID 09632386
Dealer's Item Date1890s
Sellingantiques Date1890s
Sellingantiques agingItem is 129 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1890s:
London date letter b on the neck: 1897.
Lion passant and leopard head punch marks: London sterling silver.
Maker mark TB: Thomas Bradbury and Sons.
Spiral fluting and chased scrolls: Rococo revival style popular in late Victorian table silver.

This is an independent date and photo anotation report compiled 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.

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SA1233198
Dealers Internal Reference
6745
Description
An attractive antique Victorian sterling silver sugar caster which has an elaborately decorated body with swirls and flutes, a removable lid with pierced detailing and a flame finial on the top. It rests on a slightly raised circular foot and remains in excellent condition.
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This pretty silver sugar caster would make a useful addition to a collection and would be perfect to use.
S & A Marsh
fig 1. A Victorian sterling silver sugar caster featuring a spirally fluted pierced dome lid, a flame finial, and embossed cartouche detailing on a pedestal foot.
fig 1. Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Sugar Caster - 1897

Height: 23 cms (9.1")

Diameter of base: 7.6 cms (3")

Weight: 6.9 troy ounces (216 grams)

It was hallmarked in London for 1897 by Thomas Bradbury & Sons.

Complimentary postage is included within the price of this sugar caster.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please visit www.marshantiquesilver.com for a wider selection of items.

Date of Manufacture

S & A Marsh has dated this Sterling Silver Sugar Caster to the 1890s.

Independent Date Report ID 09632386
Dealer's Item Date1890s
Sellingantiques dating1890s
Sellingantiques agingItem is 129 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1890s:
London date letter b on the neck: 1897.
Lion passant and leopard head punch marks: London sterling silver.
Maker mark TB: Thomas Bradbury and Sons.
Spiral fluting and chased scrolls: Rococo revival style popular in late Victorian table silver.

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.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1233198
Dealers Internal Ref
6745
S & A Marsh
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Archive I A Victorian sterling silver sugar caster featuring a spirally fluted pierced dome lid, a flame finial, and embossed cartouche detailing on a pedestal foot.

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Sugar Caster - 1897

Archive II A Victorian sterling silver sugar caster featuring a spirally fluted pierced dome lid, a flame finial, and embossed cartouche detailing on a pedestal foot. View II
Archive III A Victorian sterling silver sugar caster featuring a spirally fluted pierced dome lid, a flame finial, and embossed cartouche detailing on a pedestal foot. View III
Archive IV A Victorian sterling silver sugar caster featuring a spirally fluted pierced dome lid, a flame finial, and embossed cartouche detailing on a pedestal foot. View IV
Archive V A Victorian sterling silver sugar caster featuring a spirally fluted pierced dome lid, a flame finial, and embossed cartouche detailing on a pedestal foot. View V
Archive VI A Victorian sterling silver sugar caster featuring a spirally fluted pierced dome lid, a flame finial, and embossed cartouche detailing on a pedestal foot. View VI
Archive VII A Victorian sterling silver sugar caster featuring a spirally fluted pierced dome lid, a flame finial, and embossed cartouche detailing on a pedestal foot. View VII
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A Victorian sterling silver sugar caster featuring a spirally fluted pierced dome lid, a flame finial, and embossed cartouche detailing on a pedestal foot.
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Sugar Caster - 1897
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A Victorian sterling silver sugar caster featuring a spirally fluted pierced dome lid, a flame finial, and embossed cartouche detailing on a pedestal foot.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectSugar Casters
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsPierced dome lid, Spiral fluting, Flame finial, Embossed cartouche

This Victorian sterling silver sugar caster dates from the late nineteenth century and displays a traditional English country house style with a polished silver finish. The body features elaborate embossing with swirls, flutes, and an embossed cartouche, while the removable lid incorporates a pierced, spirally fluted dome design topped with a flame finial. The vessel stands on a slightly raised circular pedestal foot with decorative reeded mouldings around the base rim. Measuring 23 cms in height with a 7.6 cms diameter base, this functional piece suits display and use on a dining room sideboard or a traditional table setting. The silver surface reflects natural light with a bright metallic sheen, showing clean lines and clear decorative detailing throughout the embossed and pierced sections.

FAQs

A sugar caster, also known as a muffineer or sugar sifter, is a table vessel designed with a perforated top used to sprinkle granulated or powdered sugar onto food during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Victorian casters were predominantly crafted from sterling silver or electroplated nickel silver, featuring chased ornamentation, cast finials, and precision-pierced domes.

Authentic Victorian pieces feature official British hallmarks, including the lion passant mark for sterling purity, an assay town mark, a makers mark, and a date letter indicating the year of manufacture.

An antique silver caster can be displayed on a dining sideboard, integrated into a formal table arrangement, or grouped with other silver hollowware on a tray.

Clean the silver using a soft cloth and specialised non-abrasive silver polish, ensuring intricate pierced areas are free from polish residue, and store in a tarnish-resistant cloth bag.
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