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Silver Plated & Glass Claret Jug C1880
Honey Tilley Antiques
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Silver Plated & Glass Claret Jug C1880

19th century
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Here is a stylish antique silver plated and glass claret jug. The plain glass bottle is decorated with cast grape and vine leaves around the body. The handle is modelled as a cherub or putti. The cork lid is mounted with a grapes & vine cap with a chain attached. Sold in original condition. c1880, possibly of Austrian origin.

Height is 38 cm or 15 inches

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Honey Tilley Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Claret Jug to the 1880s.

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A13930
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Description
Here is a stylish antique silver plated and glass claret jug. The plain glass bottle is decorated with cast grape and vine leaves around the body. The handle is modelled as a cherub or putti. The cork lid is mounted with a grapes & vine cap with a chain attached. Sold in original condition. c1880, possibly of Austrian origin.

Height is 38 cm or 15 inches

This can also be purchased from my website

honeytilleyantiques.com

Where the shipping cost is automatically calculated at checkout

Date of Manufacture

Honey Tilley Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Claret Jug to the 1880s.

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SA957714
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A13930
Honey Tilley Antiques
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A late 19th-century silver-plated and clear glass claret jug featuring a sculpted cherub handle, grapevine motifs, and a chain-attached stopper.
Silver plated & glass claret jug c1880
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A late 19th-century silver-plated and clear glass claret jug featuring a sculpted cherub handle, grapevine motifs, and a chain-attached stopper.
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A Victorian claret jug is a specialized vessel produced in the 19th century specifically for decanting and serving red wine from the Bordeaux region of France, traditionally known as claret. These jugs typically combine a clear or cut glass body with ornamental silver or silver-plated mounts, spouts, handles, and stoppers.

19th-century claret jugs were primarily crafted using hand-blown or cut lead glass paired with electroplated nickel silver (EPNS) or sterling silver fittings. The metal components were often cast or chased with ornate figurative, classical, or naturalistic decorative motifs.

Authentic pieces from the late 19th century typically display manufacturer marks or EPNS stamps on the collar or handle assembly. They feature hand-assembled mountings, period-appropriate wear along contact points, and natural tarnish or oxidisation patterns consistent with aged silver plate.

An antique claret jug serves as an elegant focal point on a dining sideboard, home bar cart, or display cabinet. Modern interior designers frequently style these vessels alongside minimalist crystal glassware or modern table linens to create a refined contrast between historic craftsmanship and contemporary decor.

Clean the interior glass body using warm water and non-abrasive decanter cleaning beads or mild detergent, avoiding submerging the metal collar. The silver-plated exterior should be gently polished with a specialized silver cloth to remove oxidisation without wearing down the delicate electroplated layer.
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