Victorian Silver Cream Jug 19th Century

Name: Silver Cream Jug
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA749643
Price: 245 GBP
Availability: InStock

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ObjectCream Jugs
Period19th century
StyleVictorian Rococo Revival
MaterialSilver
ColourSilver
MotifsEmbossed floral motifs, Double-scroll handle, Pad feet
SizeH 8.5 cm (3 in) x W 6 cm (2 in) x D 6 cm (2 in)

This Victorian silver cream jug follows the ornate Rococo Revival style, displaying a polished silver surface and an amphora-like baluster form. Elaborate embossed floral motifs, scrolling acanthus leaves, and textured panels wrap the body, complemented by a graceful double-scroll handle and three whimsical pad feet that elevate the vessel. Inside, the silver reveals a rich gold-gilded interior finish, contrasting with the brilliant exterior highlights. Measuring 8.5 cm high, 6 cm wide, and 6 cm deep, this diminutive piece sits suitably upon a dining room sideboard top or a living room side table in an English country house setting. It functions as a decorative serving vessel for cream during afternoon tea or displays independently as an example of late-nineteenth-century British silversmithing craftsmanship from the workshop of Hilliard and Thomason, dated 1891 with Birmingham hallmarks.

FAQs

Victorian silver cream jugs typically feature elaborate decorative surface techniques such as embossing, repousse, and chasing, frequently set upon curved tripod feet with scroll handles.

These items are crafted from sterling silver or silver plate using raised metalworking, hand-chasing, and casting processes for handles and feet.

Authentication relies on examining hallmarks indicating silver purity, maker marks, visible construction seams, and hand-tooling evidence within the surface decoration.

Positioned on a sideboard top or arranged on a tray alongside contemporary ceramics, silver hollowware introduces metallic texture and contrast to modern room settings.

Regular washing with warm water and mild liquid soap, followed by gentle polishing with a specialised silver cloth, prevents heavy oxidisation without compromising detailed chased work.

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