Description

An early antique silver sparrow beak jug with a compact body and wire rimmed foot. Good plain style and colour.

Contains 180 ml.

Weight 89 grams, 2.9 troy ounces.

Height 9.6cm. Spread 8.5cm across the top. Sterling silver.

London 1729.

Maker Humphrey Payne.

Sterling silver.

Literature: Milk and cream were not commonly taken in tea and coffee until the early eighteenth century. The earliest form of milk jug was introduced during the Queen Anne period and was shaped like a coffee pot with a hinged lid. By the 1720’s there were smaller cream jugs without lids.

This charming little jug is in very good condition. With a full set of clear English silver hallmarks marks underneath. Please note that this item is not new and will show moderate signs of wear commensurate with age. Reflections in the photograph may detract from the true representation of this item.

Maker: Humphrey Payne

Humphrey Payne, London silversmith, apprenticed to Roger Grange 1694, turned over to Thomas Parr, free 1701. 1st mark entered as largeworker 1701. 2nd and 3rd marks (Sterling) undated circa 1720. 4th mark 1739. Livery 1708. Court 1734. Warden 1747-9. Died 1751 (same day as Paul de Lamerie).

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