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Good Georgian Silver Cream Jug by Ann Smith & Nathaniel Appleton, London 1773
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Good Georgian Silver Cream Jug by Ann Smith & Nathaniel Appleton, London 1773

18th century
Sold 28 October 2026 · Julie Cartwright Antiques
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Description

This is an exquisite early George III silver cream jug. The baluster body with wrythen fluting, often these cream jugs were later embossed in the Victorian era, it is nice to have them untouched. Shaped rim and leaf-capped scroll handle.

Raised on a hollow pedestal base with pinched decorations.

Hallmarks:

AS & NS for Ann Smith & Nathaniel Appleton

London Assay Mark.

Lion Passant.

Date letter "S" for 1773.

Dimensions:

Height (up to handle): 10.5cm / 4.2 inches.

Length (spout to handle) : 10.5cm / 4 inches.

Diameter: 5cm / 2 inches.

Condition:

Very good. No splits, dents or repairs. The jug sits firmly on its base.

Delivery:

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO ADD POSTAGE AT CHECKOUT.

Postage UK: £5 Royal Mail Tracked 24.

Postage overseas: £25 International Signed For.

Postage USA (including US import duties): £45.00

You can pay by PayPal, bank transfer, cheque, debit or credit card.

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To pay by credit or debit card over the phone or by cheque, please contact me on 01449 760 585.

Date of Manufacture

Julie Cartwright Antiques has dated this Georgian Silver Cream Jug to the Georgian era.

Independent Date Check ID 09700090
Dealer's Item DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 253 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE GEORGIAN ERA:
Hallmarks below the rim: London assay marks and date letter S for 1773.
Maker's punch AS over NA: the partnership of Ann Smith and Nathaniel Appleton.
Interior hollows behind the wrythen fluting: hand chased from the silver sheet.
Cast double-scroll handle with leaf cap: neatly joined with period solder seams.
Foot rim shows natural softening: light surface wear from handling across centuries.

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 Reference
SA1242870
Dealers Internal Reference
OCT54
Description
This is an exquisite early George III silver cream jug.
“
The baluster body with wrythen fluting, often these cream jugs were later embossed in the Victorian era, it is nice to have them untouched.
Julie Cartwright Antiques

Shaped rim and leaf-capped scroll handle.

fig 1. An eighteenth-century sterling silver cream jug featuring spiral fluting, a scalloped rim, a double-scroll handle, and a raised pedestal foot with stamped London hallmarks.
fig 1. Good Georgian Silver Cream Jug by Ann Smith & Nathaniel Appleton, London 1773

Raised on a hollow pedestal base with pinched decorations.

Hallmarks:

AS & NS for Ann Smith & Nathaniel Appleton

London Assay Mark.

Lion Passant.

Date letter "S" for 1773.

Dimensions:

Height (up to handle): 10.5cm / 4.2 inches.

fig 2. An eighteenth-century sterling silver cream jug featuring spiral fluting, a scalloped rim, a double-scroll handle, and a raised pedestal foot with stamped London hallmarks.
fig 2. Good Georgian Silver Cream Jug by Ann Smith & Nathaniel Appleton, London 1773

Length (spout to handle) : 10.5cm / 4 inches.

Diameter: 5cm / 2 inches.

Condition:

Very good. No splits, dents or repairs. The jug sits firmly on its base.

Delivery:

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO ADD POSTAGE AT CHECKOUT.

fig 3. An eighteenth-century sterling silver cream jug featuring spiral fluting, a scalloped rim, a double-scroll handle, and a raised pedestal foot with stamped London hallmarks.
fig 3. Good Georgian Silver Cream Jug by Ann Smith & Nathaniel Appleton, London 1773

Postage UK: £5 Royal Mail Tracked 24.

Postage overseas: £25 International Signed For.

Postage USA (including US import duties): £45.00

You can pay by PayPal, bank transfer, cheque, debit or credit card.

To pay by PAYPAL please add P&P and click on button below.

To pay by credit or debit card over the phone or by cheque, please contact me on 01449 760 585.

Date of Manufacture

Julie Cartwright Antiques has dated this Georgian Silver Cream Jug to the Georgian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09700090
Dealer's Item DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques datingGeorgian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 253 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Georgian era:
Hallmarks below the rim: London assay marks and date letter S for 1773.
Maker's punch AS over NA: the partnership of Ann Smith and Nathaniel Appleton.
Interior hollows behind the wrythen fluting: hand chased from the silver sheet.
Cast double-scroll handle with leaf cap: neatly joined with period solder seams.
Foot rim shows natural softening: light surface wear from handling across centuries.

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
SA1242870
Dealers Internal Ref
OCT54
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Archive I An eighteenth-century sterling silver cream jug featuring spiral fluting, a scalloped rim, a double-scroll handle, and a raised pedestal foot with stamped London hallmarks. SOLD28 OCT 26

Good Georgian Silver Cream Jug by Ann Smith & Nathaniel Appleton, London 1773

Archive II An eighteenth-century sterling silver cream jug featuring spiral fluting, a scalloped rim, a double-scroll handle, and a raised pedestal foot with stamped London hallmarks. View II
Archive III An eighteenth-century sterling silver cream jug featuring spiral fluting, a scalloped rim, a double-scroll handle, and a raised pedestal foot with stamped London hallmarks. View III
Archive IV An eighteenth-century sterling silver cream jug featuring spiral fluting, a scalloped rim, a double-scroll handle, and a raised pedestal foot with stamped London hallmarks. View IV
Archive V An eighteenth-century sterling silver cream jug featuring spiral fluting, a scalloped rim, a double-scroll handle, and a raised pedestal foot with stamped London hallmarks. View V
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Archive VII An eighteenth-century sterling silver cream jug featuring spiral fluting, a scalloped rim, a double-scroll handle, and a raised pedestal foot with stamped London hallmarks. View VII
Archive VIII An eighteenth-century sterling silver cream jug featuring spiral fluting, a scalloped rim, a double-scroll handle, and a raised pedestal foot with stamped London hallmarks. View VIII
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An eighteenth-century sterling silver cream jug featuring spiral fluting, a scalloped rim, a double-scroll handle, and a raised pedestal foot with stamped London hallmarks.
GOOD GEORGIAN SILVER CREAM JUG BY ANN SMITH & NATHANIEL APPLETON, LONDON 1773
Ref: SA1242870
An eighteenth-century sterling silver cream jug featuring spiral fluting, a scalloped rim, a double-scroll handle, and a raised pedestal foot with stamped London hallmarks.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectCream Jugs
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsSpiral fluting, Scalloped rim, Double-scroll handle, Pedestal foot

This Georgian sterling silver cream jug originates from the eighteenth century. The silver vessel presents a baluster body ornamented with spiral wrythen fluting, a scalloped rim, and a slender double-scroll handle with a leaf-capped attachment. A raised pedestal foot supports the base, detailed with stamped London hallmarks, the maker's mark for Ann Smith and Nathaniel Appleton, a lion passant, and a date letter for 1773. The polished silver surface reflects natural light, displaying crisp fluting lines and clear, legible assay marks near the rim. The jug measures 10.5 cm in height and length, providing a compact serving container for cream at the table. Placed upon a sideboard top or dining table, it functions as a traditional serving piece in an English country house setting. The item suits daily use during formal afternoon tea services or functions as a decorative silver display piece on a sideboard.

FAQs

Georgian silver cream jugs produced during the mid-to-late 18th century frequently feature raised pedestal bases, pear-shaped or baluster bodies, and intricate fluting or chasing. Influenced by Rococo and early Neoclassical tastes, these vessels were crafted for tea service and display stamped assay hallmarks indicating their origin and silver purity.

These jugs were hand-fashioned from sterling silver (925 purity standard). Silversmiths raised the main body from flat silver sheets using shaping hammers, added decorative fluting or embossing by chasing, cast separate components like handles and pedestal feet, and soldered them together before stamping official hallmarks.

Authentic London sterling silver from this era features a group of stamped hallmarks: the makers mark (initials of the silversmith), the leopards head town mark for London, the lion passant indicating sterling purity, and a specific date letter representing the year of manufacture.

A Georgian silver cream jug can be placed on a dining room sideboard, integrated into a curated bar cart arrangement, or displayed alongside period porcelain within a glass-fronted cabinet to add historical texture and metallic contrast to modern decor.

Clean silver using a soft cloth and a specialised, non-abrasive silver polish formulated to remove oxidisation without wearing away surface details. Wash gently in warm water with mild detergent, dry thoroughly, and store in low-humidity environments inside tarnish-resistant cloth bags.
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