We are offering for sale a stunning Victorian sterling silver pint mug or tankard with superb embossed decoration. This baluster-shaped mug has very attractive decoration with a vacant cartouche to the front benefitting from no personalised engravings. The scroll-shaped handle has an acanthus decorated top to give extra grip. A further sign of high quality is the gilt (gold-wash) interior that gives the mug an extra touch of class. This is a fine quality piece with a good solid feel in the hand.
It was made by a top London silversmith. 13.2cm (5.2") high; 13cm (5.1") wide (including handle); 575ml (1 pint) volume; 246 grams (8.7 oz) weight. Full set of English hallmarks (guaranteeing Sterling 925 standard silver) for London 1875, made by Robert Harper. A large dent to the rim and couple of minor dents to the handle (see last two photos).
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any further questions. The item "Fabulous embossed STERLING SILVER GILT PINT MUG London 1875 BEER TANKARD" is in sale since Saturday, May 16, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Silver\Sterling Silver (. The seller is "ushmh01" and is located in La Crescenta, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Turks and caicos islands, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Viet nam, Uruguay, South africa, Colombia, Antigua and barbuda, Saint lucia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Sri lanka, Maldives, Oman, Reunion.