Are claret jugs silver or silver plated?

Plated is the norm. Eighteen titles name silver plate and another nineteen simply say plated, against a handful naming solid silver. Where the mount is hallmarked silver, the jug tends to sit in the upper half of the range. Many listings name no metal at all and describe the glass alone.

What period do most of them date from?

The dated field runs 1800 to 1950, and it concentrates on the four decades either side of 1900. The 1900s and the 1880s are the two peaks, with the 1890s just behind. Earlier material is thin. Only a couple of Georgian or Regency entries appear, and the later end tails off to a single 1950 Venetian set.

Do coloured glass claret jugs turn up?

More often than you might expect. Cranberry is the commonest, and amber, ruby, Bristol blue, cased glass and green overlay all appear across the archive. Enamel-painted and latticinio bodies show up too. Coloured and decorated glass makes up perhaps one jug in eight.

Why does a listing just say Victorian?

Because a third of the period entries on Sellingantiques give a reign or a century rather than a year. Twenty-five say only Victorian and eight only 19th Century. That covers a long stretch, so the word on its own doesn't place a jug in a decade.

How often do claret jugs come up for sale?

Around fifteen a year. Forty-two dealers have listed them, which makes it a category plenty of dealers touch and none builds a business on. The archive stands at 148 listings in total.

What are pewter-mounted examples?

Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts jugs where the collar, cover and handle are pewter rather than silver or plate, sometimes over green glass, sometimes figural. They are a small seam but a persistent one, and they generally sit in the upper part of the range.

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A claret jug is a handled glass jug, usually with a stopper or hinged cover and a metal neck and handle, made for pouring red wine at the Victorian and Edwardian table.

Stunning Quality Antique Victorian Mary Gregory Green Glass Ewer

19th century

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Stunning Quality Antique Victorian Mary Gregory Green Glass Ewer

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£275

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Antique Art Nouveau Quality Silver Plated Claret Jug

19th century

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Antique Art Nouveau Quality Silver Plated Claret Jug

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£465

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Wonderful Quality Antique Edwardian Claret Jug

1900 - 1920

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Wonderful Quality Antique Edwardian Claret Jug

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£395

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19th century

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Antique Pair of French Ormolu & Glass Ewers 19th Century

From Regent Antiques

£875

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19th century

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3 Bristol Blue Glass Hand-blown Green Blue Brown Decanter Bottle 19thc Victorian

From Artsonline

£395

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An Important Royal Decanter Engraved with the Prince of Wales Feathers C.1880

19th century

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An Important Royal Decanter Engraved with the Prince of Wales Feathers C.1880

From Mark J West

£880

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19th century

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Antique 19th Century Engraved Jug

From Rebecca Sarah Antiques

£245

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19th century

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Silver Plated & Glass Claret Jug C1880

From Honey Tilley Antiques

£345

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19th century

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A Large Red Crystal Glass Wine Jug Engraved with Fruiting Vines, English C.1860

From Mark J West

£390

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Pair of Liqueur Ewers

From Rebecca Sarah Antiques

£795

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Twelve claret jug listings on Sellingantiques have been pairs or sets, among them matched goblets, a plated three-bottle frame and a jug with its own stand.

1920 - 1940

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Stylish Art Deco Claret Jug

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£295

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Cut Glass Cordial Ewer, English, Silver Plate, Serving Jug, Edwardian

From London Fine Antiques

£595

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19th century

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Amphora Acid-etched Claret Decanter

From LVS Decorative Arts

£975

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1900 - 1920

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Quality Antique Edwardian Cranberry Glass Wine Decanter

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£385

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Antique Claret Jugs

Stunning Quality Antique Victorian Mary Gregory Green Glass Ewer

Antique Art Nouveau Quality Silver Plated Claret Jug

Wonderful Quality Antique Edwardian Claret Jug

Antique Pair of French Ormolu & Glass Ewers 19th Century

3 Bristol Blue Glass Hand-blown Green Blue Brown Decanter Bottle 19thc Victorian

An Important Royal Decanter Engraved with the Prince of Wales Feathers C.1880

Antique 19th Century Engraved Jug

Silver Plated & Glass Claret Jug C1880

A Large Red Crystal Glass Wine Jug Engraved with Fruiting Vines, English C.1860

Antique Pair of Liqueur Ewers

Stylish Art Deco Claret Jug

Antique Cut Glass Cordial Ewer, English, Silver Plate, Serving Jug, Edwardian

Amphora Acid-etched Claret Decanter

Quality Antique Edwardian Cranberry Glass Wine Decanter

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