ENGLISH ANTIQUE 18TH CENTURY GEORGIAN 1766 STERLING SILVER CREAM JUG
Item History & Price
Please bid with total confidence, we only deal in antique solid silver items and please check out our feedback if you have not bought with us before.POSTAGE : UK £4.75 RECORDED/£7.75 SPECIAL DELIVERY, WORLDWIDE £11.95 INT TRACKABLE AIRSURE, EUROPE £11.95 INT TRACKABLE AIRSURE.Description A beautiful early-dated English antique 18th Century Georgian solid sterling silver cream jug by the silversmith William Kersill - (1757 - 1767), in lovely c...ondition and with full English silver hallmarks for London 1766. Excellent quality genuine 253 year old sterling silver example; a nice early shape decorated with attractive embossed flowers and foliage, with a scrolled silver handle and it rests on a flared and fluted circular pedestal base. Nice heavy silver weight, 76 grams and as a bonus there are no added personal engraved estate crests or monograms.Measurements Measures approx. 3.75 inches (95mm) in height (including handle), x 3.65 inches (92mm) wide including handle and spout.Date English antique 18th Century Georgian solid sterling silver, with a full set of silver hallmarks for London 1766 (date letter "L"). Good readable marks, includes an early lion passant/gardant silver stamp and the crowned leopards head stamp. Pre-dates silver duty so no duty mark.Maker Silversmiths initials "W.K" for the silversmith William Kersill - (1757 - 1767). Condition Lovely condition with no splits or cracks, definitely no wear holes and no nasty knocks or dents, a very nice example and a good early date. The flared circular silver base is undamaged and it sits nice and flat. Beautifully decorated with embossed flowers and foliage and with no added personal inscriptions. Ready to be used. Shipping and packing and ratesUK £7.75(Special delivery)Worldwide: £11.95 (Airsure - if applicable)Europe: £11.95 (Airsure - if applicable)All items purchased usually dispatched within 24 hours following cleared payment.Payment detailsPlease wait until an invoice has been sent if you are unsure of total costs. We accept cheques, paypal, bank transfers & UK postal orders. Payments must usually be received within 3 days after the end of sale. Items over £50 will only be sent by trackable methods, ie, special delivery, Airsure, etc, .. We only sell genuine antiques and solid silver items and strongly recommend trackable posting. Thank you.
