Hello… can anyone give any insights into who made this remarkable jug and where/when it was made? It’s 35cm high, in remarkable condition with no loss of silverplate and excellent craftsmanship! The only markings I can find is a neat ‘C.F’ on the base.
Is it from the UK or the continent and 19th century? And I assume silver plated? Please help if you can…
Many thanks, Simon
Researching online I can’t find any anything similar and other ewers of this quality are solid silver. And there isn’t a single worn edge showing a base metal so, I know this sounds like a foolish question, but could it be solid silver but without a hallmark… did this ever happen??
Is this a Hot Water jug ?? 
, only asking as the handle seems to have Heat diffusers top and bottom !!! .
Thanks for looking… yes, also couldn’t find anything for British producers, which is why I’m thinking it could be continental… Austrian, Italian…?
Yes, good point… the insulators are a strange addition!
I don’t think insulators were a strange addition - it was normal practice in the production of kettles and vessels exposed to high temperatures.
in short, no. In the U.K. and many other countries, that would be illegal. But even if it weren’t, think this through. You’re a silversmith, and you’ve just invested considerable money producing a piece with solid silver, a precious metal. Do you now want to hide that fact from potential buyers?!
Hi Jeff… Quite right, really wouldn’t make sense. So it just means that there’s actually no worn silver plating detectable.
Any guess on its origin or likely date??
Well-done electroplating can stand up to decades of polishing, with no signs of wear. That’s the beauty of it - a relatively straightforward process that uses very little precious metal, but that produces a superb finish!
Identifying the source and date of electroplated items is often impossible. There is no consistent registration of the makers.
