Description

A well proportioned antique silver mug of baluster shape on a spreading foot. Excellent quality and nice chunky style. The plain features are typical of the period. To the front there is a large contemporary hand engraved armorial within a decorative cartouche.

Contains 300ml (just over ½ pint).
Weight 258 grams, 8.2 troy ounces.
Height 9.9cm (to top of handle). Spread 11cm.
Diameter 7.1cm (top), 7.5cm (base).
London 1731.
Maker “F.S”.
Sterling silver.

This is a charming little mug and would make an excellent baby gift

Marks. Stamped underneath with a full set of English silver hallmarks. The maker’s mark “F.S within a circle of dots” is unattributed.

Literature. The term “mug” is traditionally used for a single-handed, lidless drinking vessel. They are nearly all of either pint or half pint capacity. Antique silver mugs are very rarely found as early as tankards, the earliest seeming to date from about 1680.