Picked up at estate sale for 28 bucks. Silver looks solid but markings are sparse. Only a 3 or 5 under lid? Any ideas? Red coat?
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Thanks fellows! If it's plate it's really good.Yes it is rather nice. It's a claret jug.
Difficult to say who it's by, or whether it's silver or plate, but I suspect plate and possibly "Old Sheffield" plate, which is generally rather thicker than electroplate. It's very similar in style to this one from Walker & Hall of Sheffield, which has full Sterling hallmarks, but many of these jugs plagiarised design elements from earlier pieces (as did Walker & Hall themselves).
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My guess is that it's American and probably late 1800s. I wouldn't rule out it being silver, but I'm doubtful.