This is a Georgian, mouth-blown, gilded, amethyst glass cream jug and sugar bowl dating from the turn of the 18th/19th centuries, c1800.
The jug and bowl are in excellent condition for their age. This means of course that they show age related wear and tear to the rims of the bases consistent with some 200 years of use. They have rough pontil marks on the bases.
The jug is of baluster form in the amethyst colourway, and measures 6.3 cm (2.5 inches) by 7 cm (2.8 inches) in diameter at the pouring rim. The jug has a gilded line under the rim and has been gilded with two fronds above the legend “Be Canny with the Cream”. The jug ends in a foot which measures 5.5 cm (2.2 inches) in diameter. The jug is 10.4 cm (4.1 inches) in height. The handle was first attached to the top of the jug and then finally attached near the base, finished off with a curlicue. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any evidence of restoration. It weighs 185 g. (~ 6 1/2 oz.). The gilding is heavily rubbed in places. There are a few small inclusions in the metal of the jug dating from manufacture.
The bowl is of cup form in the same amethyst colourway and measures 10.7 cm (4.3 inches) in diameter at the rim. The bowl is decorated in the same manner as the cream jug although the legend reads “Be Canny with the Sugar”. The bowl sits on a domed and folded foot which measures 8.3 cm (3.3 inches) in diameter. The bowl is 9.5 cm (3.8 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any evidence of restoration. It weighs 270 g. (~ 9 1/2 oz.). The gilding is lightly rubbed in places. There are a couple of small inclusions in the metal of the bowl dating from manufacture.
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