
Containers for water and beer have been around for thousands of years but what of silver vessels for serving at the table?
It might surprise most people that in wealthy society in England throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth century and even well into the twentieth century water was not really served at the table unlike today where it would be almost unthinkable. The major reason for this was the impurity of the water at the time so when for example large silver jugs of the eighteenth and nineteenth century are encountered, they should really be described as beer jugs as this would have been what they contained.
Often the beer was not much more than brewed water sometimes around 1 percent ABV- rather than the average 4 percent today. When one encounters jugs with wooden handles, silver handles with ivory spacers or jugs with wicker handles one can be confident that their original purpose was for warm liquid, for example mulled wine.
Apart from purity concerns there would have been a somewhat lowly status attributed to serving water at the table. Whilst the English were not keen on serving water it would have been far more commonly served from silver jugs in polite American society (true water jugs are far more common in America).
The reality of course whether it was originally for beer or water matters little as a large silver jug for water ,beer or even wine, looks gorgeous on a table.
At William Walter Antiques we have a fine selection of large silver jugs from the eighteenth century by makers such as William Grundy right up to modern times with England and America both represented!
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To view on of the Antique silver water jugs and lemonade jars please click on one of the thumbnail images. You will see a new window open allowing you to see the silver water jugs in greater detail. If you would like to see the antique silver water jugs in person why not come and visit us at our store in the London silver vaults. All online transactions come with free transit insurance. You may also be interested in our Antique Silver Wine Ewers.
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![]() | #l2252 - | A very handsome American Sterling Silver water jug, in a George I beer jug style, having a plain round bellied body, sparrow-beak spout, a scroll handle, and sitting on a collet foot. Made in ca. 1930 in North America. The dimensions of this fine hand-made silver water jug are height 16.5 cms (6.5 inches), length 16 cms (6.25 inches), and it weighs approx. 512g (16.5 troy ounces). | £785 |
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![]() | #l2095 - | A very handsome and large Sterling Silver water jug, in a George I beer jug style, having a plain round bellied body, sparrow-beak spout, a scroll handle, and sitting on a collet foot. Made by Edward Barnard of London in 1975. The dimensions of this fine hand-made silver water jug are height 18 cms (7 inches), length 19 cms (7.5 inches), and it weighs approx. 747g (24 troy ounces). | £2,285 |
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![]() | #b9739 - | A very handsome Antique Georgian Sterling Silver water or beer jug, having a plain round bellied body with an applied central reeded girdle, a plain pouring spout, a scroll handle with heart-shaped terminal, a hinged domed lid with pierced thumb-piece, and sitting on a plain round stepped pedestal foot. Made by John Payne of London in 1754. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver beer or water jug are height 21 cms (8.5 inches), length 21 cms (8.5 inches), and it weighs approx. 870g (28 troy ounces). | £2,775 |
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![]() | #j8151 - | A large and very handsome Antique Georgian Sterling Silver water or beer jug, having a round body with hand-chased half-fluted decoration, plain pouring spout, an insulated scroll handle, a hinged domed lid with cast acanthus leaf thumb-piece, and sitting on a plain round pedestal foot. Made by J. McKay of Edinburgh in 1811. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver beer or water jug are height 23 cms (9 inches), length 26 cms (10.25 inches), and it weighs approx. 991g (32 troy ounces) | £2,795 |
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![]() | #l0504 - | A small but handsome and unusual Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Guernsey style water / milk jug for one person, having a plain round bellied body with applied reeded girdles, a scroll handle, a pull-off lid, and all sitting on a flat base. Made by the Barnard Brothers of London in 1895. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver Guernsey jug are height 9.5 cms (3.75 inches), diameter of body 7 cms (2.75 inches), and it weighs approx. 90g (3 troy ounces). | £295 |
![]() | #d8878 - | Antique Victorian sterling silver water jug, having a plain round baluster ewer-shaped body, with hinged lid and finial, insulated scroll handle, and sitting on a pedestal foot. Made by Martin Hall of London in 1873. Height 21.5 (8.5 inches), length 14.5 cms (5.75 inches). Weight approx. 444g (14.3 troy ounces). | £395 |
![]() | #b3678 - | An Antique Victorian Sterling Silver water jug, in a Neoclassical Georgian style, having a hand-engraved body with Greek-Key and floral decoration, a plain spout and a scroll handle with thumb-piece, all sitting on a pedestal foot. Made by James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield in 1871. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver water jug are height 20 cms (8 inches), length 12 cms (4.75 inches), and it weighs approx. 280g (9 troy ounces). Please note that this silver water jugs size would be perfect for serving two people. | £495 |
![]() | #j4221 - | Sterling silver and hand-cut green coloured crystal, with loop handle and swirl-fluted clear glass decoration. Made by John Grinsell of Birmingham in 1918. Height 18 cms (7.25 inches), length 14 cms (5.5 inches). | £495 |
![]() | #j8835 - | Sterling silver Guernsey style water / milk jug, having a plain round body, with pull-off lid, and insulated wicker-work handle. Made by William Henry Jackson of Birmingham in 1933. Height 16 cms (6.25 inches), length 14 cms (5.5 inches). Weight approx. 293g (9.5 troy ounces). | £545 |
![]() | #b2316 - | Sterling silver water jug, in a George I beer jug style, having a plain round bellied body, sparrow-beak spout, scroll handle, and sitting on a pedestal foot. Made by Henry Atkins of Sheffield in 1936. The dimensions of this fine hand-made silver water jug are height 21 cms (8.25 inches), length 16.5 cms (6.5 inches), length 14 cms (5.5 inches), and it weighs approx. 449g (14.5 troy ounces). Please note that this silver water jugs size would be perfect for serving two people. | £795 |
![]() | #j4246 - | An Antique Georgian Sterling Silver George II very unwater jug, having a plain round bellied body, a sparrow-beak spout, a riveted scroll handle with leather cover, and sitting on a collet foot. Made by William Cripps (possibly) of London in 1755. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver water jug are height 17 cms (6.75 inches), length 13 cms (5 inches), and it weighs approx. 250g (8 troy ounces). Please note that this item is crested. | £975 |
![]() | #j2255 - | Antique Edwardian sterling silver water jug with scoll handle, baluster body, sparrow-beak, and pedestal foot. Made by Henry Atkins of Sheffield in 1902. Height 16.5 cms (6.5 inches), length 20 cms (8 inches). Weight approx. 17.5 troy ounces (543g). | £1,175 |
![]() | #b4728 - | An Antique Georgian Sterling Silver water or beer jug, having a round bellied body with hand-chased swirl-fluted decoration, sparrow-beak spout, scroll handle, and sitting on a collet foot. Made by William Grundy of London in 1765. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver water or beer jug are height 13.5 cms (5.3 inches), length 15 cms (6 inches), and it weighs approx. 372g (12 troy ounces). | £1,275 |
![]() | #j8495 - | Sterling silver large water jug, in a George I beer jug style, having a plain round bellied body, sparrow-beak spout, scroll handle, and sitting on a pedestal foot. Made in North America in ca. 1930. Height 21 cms (8.25 inches), length 18.5 cms (7.25 inches). Weight approx. 807g (26 troy ounces). | £1,275 |
![]() | #b3441 - | A Sterling Silver water jug, in a George I beer jug style, having a plain round bellied body, sparrow-beak spout, scroll handle, and sitting on a pedestal foot. Made by Robert Comyns of London in 1939. The dimensions of this fine hand-made silver water jug are height 17 cms (6.75 inches), length 16.5 cms (6.5 inches), length 16 cms (6.25 inches), and it weighs approx. 465g (15 troy ounces). | £1,295 |
![]() | #d2036 - | Antique Victorian sterling silver Scottish half-fluted water jug or mulled wined ewer (with insulated handle), made by Hamilton & Inches of Edinburgh in 1893. 21.5 cms (8.5 inches), diameter 12 cms (4.75 inches). Weight approx. 24 troy ounces (745g). | £1,575 |
![]() | #j5556 - | Antique Victorian sterling silver water or beer jug, having a plain round baluster body, with insulated scroll handle, a hinged domed lid with hand-pierced thumb-piece, a spout with hand-chased Bacchus face, a gold-gilt interior, and all sitting on a collet foot. Made by Robert Hennell of London in 1871. The dimensions of this fine hand-made silver beer or water jug are height 21 cms (8.25 inches), length 20 cms (8 inches), and it weighs approx. 777g (25 troy ounces). | £1,875 |
![]() | #d0460 - | Antique Victorian sterling silver and hand-cut crystal large lemonade jar with original internal cooler glass for crushed ice. Made by Mappin & Webb of Sheffield in 1901. Height 28 cms (11 inches), length 19 cms (7.5 inches). | £2,175 |
![]() | #d1494 - | Sterling silver hand-chased water jug with cast Lion handle and a Greek frieze showing a Pantheon of gods. Made by Skinner and Co., of London in 1914. Height 22 cms (8.5 inches), length 19 cms (7.5 inches), width 12 cms (4.75 inches). Weight approx. 24 troy ounces (744g). | £2,675 |
Learn more about antique silver WATER JUGS here.
Antique Silver WATER JUGS description:
A receptacle for holding and serving water at the table.
Antique Silver WATER JUGS history:
The concept of serving water during a meal at the table was much more prevalent on mainland continental Europe and North America. Therefore British hallmarked silver water jugs are quite rare and not to be confused with Beer / Cider jugs. Many 20th century water jugs can be found, but the vast majority of silver water jugs are of North American or Continental origin. Any British jugs were normally used for serving beer and were made in low numbers throughout the Georgian and Victorian periods.
Antique Silver WATER JUGS design:
Most water jugs from the 20th century are fairly plain with round baluster bodies, scroll handles, and sitting on pedestal feet. But heavily chased and engraved examples have been seen from the Victorian period. There are quite allot of panelled examples from North America dating from the 1920/30s. A few 20th century British hallmarked examples were designed to replicate the Georgian Beer jugs found in the 18th century with plain round baluster bodies and sparrow-beak spouts.
Antique Silver WATER JUGS collectors note:
As mentioned above, British hallmarked silver water jugs are rare and not to be confused with Beer jugs or Wine Ewers. Georgian Beer jugs are very sought after and command high prices, as do Victorian wine ewers in good condition. Most water jugs will be 20th century and made either in North America or continental Europe, and are not that expensive because of the huge number of replicas made. You may also be interested in Antique Silver Wine Ewers.
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