ANTIQUE SILVER WINE EWERS
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Antique Victorian sterling silver wine ewer with hand-engraved floral decoration, hinged lid with cast flower finial, insulated scroll handle, and sitting on a pedestal foot. Made by the Barnard Brothers of London in 1845. Height 35 cms (13.75 inches), length 16 cms (6.25 inches). Weight approx. 905g (29.2 troy ounces). |
£2,495 |
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Antique Victorian sterling silver large hand-chased wine ewer made by Leon'd Urquart of Edinburgh in 1837. This item has an insulated handle so can be used for hot liquids if required. Height 30 cms (12 inches), length 20 cms (8 inches). Weight approx. 36 troy ounces (1,116g). |
£3,475 |
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Antique Victorian sterling silver wine ewer and two beakers, having hand-engraved grape-vine and leaf decoration. Made by Martin Hall and Co., of London in 1878. Height of ewer 28 cms (11 inches), height of beakers 11.5 cms (4.5 inches). Total weight approx. 805g (26 troy ounces). |
£3,675 |
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Antique Victorian sterling silver hand-chased wine ewer made by Charles Reilly & George Storer of London in 1845. Height 33 cms, width 13.5 cms. Weight 29 troy ounces. |
£2,695 |
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Antique Victorian sterling silver hand-chased wine ewer with unusual opening chain mechanism, with floral swags and cast ladies faces. Made by the Barnard Brothers of London in 1871. Height 35 cms (13.75"), width (of belly) 12.5 cms (5"). Weight approx. 23 troy ounces (713g) |
£2,775 |
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Antique Victorian sterling silver pair of Neoclassical style wine ewers, having round bodies with tapering sides, all hand-chased with floral bands and half-fluting, wooden scroll handles, hinged lids with wooden finials, applied bead-edged borders, and all sitting on pedestal feet. Made by William Hutton of London in 1896 and 1899. The dimensions of these fine hand-made silver wine ewers are height 32 cms (12.5 inches), length 15 cms (6 inches), and they weigh a total of 1,085g (35 troy ounces). Please note that because these ewers were made within three years of each other the body of the 1896 ewer is slightly larger in diameter. |
£2,985 |
SOLD |
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Antique Victorian sterling silver wine ewer, having a round body with hand-chased floral work, swirl fluting, and oval panels with a vacant cartouche, with a hinged lid and pineapple finial attached to a foliate mechanised handle, and all sitting on a pedestal foot with bead border. Made by Martin and Hall of Sheffield in 1868. Height 32 cms (12.5 inches), length 16.5 cms (6.5 inches). Weight approx. 982g (31.7 troy ounces). |
£3,785 |
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Learn more about antique silver wine ewers here.
Antique Silver wine ewers description:
A piece of table silverware originally used for holding rose-water for finger-washing before a meal. Later versions were often used to pour water and/or wine during the meal.
Antique Silver wine ewers history:
The first examples were made in the late 17th century, and these together with ewers from the 18th century were mainly intended for use with water, either for consumption or for finger-washing. In the latter part of the 18th century they were also made for serving cold or mulled wines. They were made throughout the Georgian and Victorian periods. They went out of vogue in the 20th century.
Antique Silver wine ewers design:
Early examples are characterised by inverted helmet styles with wide open mouths and a scroll side handle, often with a pedestal foot. Later Georgian and Victorian versions were designed more on an amphora style with narrow necks and smaller mouths, but still with a single side handle. Many had hinged lids and were decorated with hand-chased / engraved scenes or floral work. Those intended for serving wine were often designed with vine-leaf and grape decoration.
Antique Silver wine ewers collectors note:
Early examples from the 17th and early 18th centuries are very rare and command high prices. Georgian or early Victorian wine ewers with grapevine decoration or very sought after. Look closely at where the handle and pedestal foot are joined to the body for evidence or repairs, and check the main body for thin patches where armorials have been erased. If there is a hinged lid then this must bear part-marks that correspond to the main mark on the body.