Beautiful & Rare WMF Silver Plated, Antique Silver on Britannia Metal, Cut Crystal Glass, Small Claret Decanter /Jug / Noggin. Fully Signed : WMFB : 1/0 : AS. Circa : 1886 (Very Early Piece). Here we have a beautiful and very rare WMF Small Decanter / Jug or Noggin (Spirits) with WMF cut Crystal glass Diamond quilt pattern, a beautiful piece of exceptional quality and very stylish, completely original and not polished. The base metal is Britannia Metal. Silver plated and its finished is antique silver, which is should look like unpolished silver, dark and with silver tones, its very rare to find an un polished example such as this, as the majority gets polished until the antique silver finish has gone, this example has the original finish of antique silver. Its a beautiful small size that would hold approximately 2 good glasses of wine, or even maybe 5 shots of Whisky for the spirit lovers, it would make the perfect noggin. Its a very stylish / Beautiful small decanter, it does have initials in the cartouche in old fashion script, I have no idea what they are, however they look nice and blends in very well with the character of this small decanter / Jug. The cut crystal glass has no damage whatsoever, I have looked around very carefully and its free from any damage, chips, nibbles, nicks, cracks and No scratches, not even the contact surface of the base, its also free from any clouding of the crystal glass. Its obviously been a Cabinet display piece that was rarely used and thankfully not polished to destroy the antique silver finish. Considering this small decanter / Jug is approximately 150 years of age, its in amazing condition, very stylish and has a wonderful character of quality. Would make a wonderful gift for that someone special who enjoys a little luxury tipple at the end of the day. Excellent condition, No dents, dints, knocks, scratches, totally in Original Condition. Crystal Glass is perfect free from any damage. The Jugs lid and hinge is strong with NO play, opens and closes perfectly/. Jug Ewer stands straight and true. Height with Finial : 27.5 cm. Width widest Point including handle : 12.5 cm. Diameter of Crystal Glass Jug : 10 cm. Diameter Base : 5.0 cm. Weight in Total : Grams 331 Grams. Please checkout the photos as they are an important part of my description and they will reflect the condition, Style and beauty of this stunning WMF Small Decanter / Jug. I shall post within 24 hrs of the order. Thank you for looking?? This item is in the category “Antiques\Antique Furniture\Other Antique Furniture”. The seller is “dj1443″ and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom.
- Antique: Yes
- Type: Small Claret Decanter / Noggin Jug
- Original/Repro: Original
- Style: Cut Crystal Glass, Silver Plated, Art Nouveau
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Material: Silver Plated , Glass
- Glass type: WMF CUT CRYSTAL GLASS
- Maker: WMF
- Age: 1886 Very Early Example ,
