Antique Silver Plate : A good Hukin & Heath Claret Jug : 19thC

A good silver plate on copper and blown glass Claret Jug by Hukin & Heath, the top having bacchus scenes and the lid with a rampant lion holding a vacant shield. The glass of unusual shape and star cut bottom - very lovely item.

Circa: late 19th / earcly 20th century

Good overall Antique Condition, the lid being pressed down a bit which is easy and cheap to put right and usual wear to the plate at highlights - please see images - glasss lightly cloudy although I can see dried liquor is inside so with proper cleaning should be fine (in images the glass looks cloudier then it really is due to the shapeof the base and light reflections)

10.5 inches (27cm) height approx

Stamped Hukin & Heath Makers Marks

MARKS - HALLMARKS - HISTORY
The firm, active as manufacturing silversmiths and electroplaters, was established in Birmingham in 1855. In 1875 the firm entered its mark in Birmingham Assay Office, while in 1879 the founders Jonathan Wilson Hukin and John Thomas Heath entered their mark in London Assay Office.The firm was active at Imperial Works, Great Charles Street, Birmingham and in the showrooms at 19 Charterhouse Street, London. J.T. Hukin retired in 1881 and in 1886 J.T. Heath continued the partnership with John Hartsghorne Middleton.In 1904 the business was converted into a limited liability company under the style Hukin & Heath Ltd. The firm went out of business in 1953.The firm is well known for its production in the 1870s and 1880s of silver and electroplated wares under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Dresser.CHRONOLOGY: Hukin & Heath - 1855-1904 Hukin & Heath Ltd - 1904 - 1953

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