Christening Mugs and Tankards

Victorian christening mug in
the Aesthetic style with
flowers and leaf decoration
on raised rim, with D shaped
handle, in original silk and velvet lined,
gold tooled box

1896

Sheffield

Samuel Fenton & William Staniforth

retailed by Walker & Hall

9 cm high
6.5 cm diameter at top

145 grams

£310

Enquire: 3NM/AG8O/H

Victorian christening mug with scroll and
beaded decoration;

C scroll handle and raised circular foot;

some residual internal gilding

1868

London

maker's mark rubbed

9.5 cm high by
7cm diameter

178 grams

£245

Enquire: 4TL/A2EE2/H

Edwardian baluster shaped

christening mug
with graduated foot;

scroll handle

1906

Sheffield

Deakin & Sons

John & William F
Deakin

8 cm hgh by 7
cms diameter
at top

102 grams

£165

Enquire: 4RK/G64G/H

Late 19th century silver mug from Kutch,

of baluster shape, with original internal gilding;

chased with hunting scenes

with animals including

lion, hunting dog, hare and antelope

within foliate scroll decoration, on a
matted background, with

leaf capped scroll handle;

small shield-shaped blank

cartouche; raised circular foot

c 1880

Kutch,

Gujarat State, India

unmarked - tested silver

10 cm high
8 cm diameter at top

224 grams

£560

Enquire: 3QD/D7GI/H

Victorian christening mug with etched
decoration and gadrooned
in original leather, silk and velvet lined fitted
box with gold tooling

1877

London

William Hunter

retailer: Stephen Smith & Sons
Covent Garden

8.8 cm high
6.5 cm diameter at top

165 grams

£365

Enquire: 4OV/B2AO/H

19th Century Continental child's beaker

with prick decoration
of mother and child in rural scenes;

decorative cartouche with initials AV

800 silver standard

1894

Possibly Germany/Russia

7.5 cm high
6.5 cm diameter
at top

46 grams

£148

Enquire: 4QF/I87D/H

Victorian goblet with

foliate decoration, beaded knop and
spreading foot

1878

London

Henry Holland

14 cm high by
6.5 cm diameter

88 grams

£145

Enquire:  4QQ/A95G/H

Victorian christening cup decorated with
flowers, leaves and scrolls; vacant cartouche;
scroll handle

1867

London

Samuel Smily
Goldsmiths Alliance Ltd

8.5 cm high

8 cm diameter at at
top

151 grams

£245

Enquire: 4RD/A26AO/H

French 19th Century taste de vin

with vine and prick decoration;

double looped serpant handle;
planished interior;

inscribed name to rim possibly: F. RELIE FAM

first half 19th Century

France

8.5cm diameter by 3 cm high

92 grams

£165

Enquire: 4PZ/3H7E/H

George VI baluster shaped christening mug
on graduated foot

1945

Birmingham

Vale & Charles

7.5 cm high
by 6 cm diameter

91 grams

£115

Enquire: 4PY/F26O/H

Elizabeth II christening mug of

inverted bell form on raised

foot with box shaped handle;
floral emblem decoration

1959

Sheffield

Poston Products Ltd

9.5 cm high by
7.5 cm diameter
at top

155 grams

£175

Enquire: 4OH/H26C/H

Russian beaker

84 standard

1899-1908

Unknown Master

7 cm high
5.3 cm diameter

75 grams

£155

Enquire: 4PV/A62OG/H

Victorian christening cup with beaded
and prick decoration;

original internal gilding;

double C scroll handle
vacant cartouche

1870

Exeter

Thomas Hart Stone

8 cm high

6.5 diameter
at bottom

137 grams

£245

Enquire: 4RE/AE62H/H

Kutch-style Indian silver mug

made for the European market

with outstanding repousse work

marked TP 90, probably 90% purity

c1920's

Gujarat State

possibly Bhuj

7.5 cm high by
7 cm diameter at base

139 grams

£155

Enquire:  4OJ/G26D/H

Victorian christening mug

with engine turned body and

beaded lip and foot;

double C scroll handle;

vacant cartouche;

1865

London

Barnard Brothers

9 cm high by 7.5 cm diameter

163 grams

£265

Enquire: 4LV/B9OC/H

Victorian christening mug with engraved
decoration; beading to rim and to graduated
foot;double C scroll handle; vacant cartouche

1876

Birmingham

Colen Hewen Cheshire

8.2 cm high by 7 cm diameter
at top

106 grams

£210

Enquire: 4OA/IA3/H

George IV christening mug with gadrooned
decoration to lower body; flower border

at base and band on upper body;

on raised foot

1821

London

John Cope Folkard

11.5 cm high by 7 cm diameter at top

193 grams

£265

Enquire:  4OI/2AE6F/H

George V christening cup

with swag and wheatsheaf

decoration on raised foot

1925

Birmingham

Marson & Jones

7.5 cm high by 7 cm diameter

63 grams

£175

Enquire: 4LW/5AA3B/H

Victorian gilded christening can decorated
with a central band illustrating the
signs of the Zodiac; additional floral
and leaf decoration; C scroll leaf-cap

handle; all on small raised foot;
vacant cartouche

1878

London

Henry John Lias

8.5 cms high by 7 cms diameter
181 grams

£355

Enquire: 4IQ/B6DO/H

Victorian christening mug
with chased decoration of
boy rescued by a dog in
mountain area with nearby
church, on shell scroll feet;

leaf cap scroll handle

1838

London

Charles Reily & George Storer

10 cm high by

7.7 cm diameter

179 grams

£345

Enquire: 3WL/B6B7F/H

Victorian baby's rattle

with five bells

and coral teether;
ribbon ring and whistle

1901

Birmingham

maker's mark rubbed

possibly Abraham Meyer Blanckensee

12 cm long
42 grams inclusive

£245

Enquire: 4HM/3AD8E/H

Victorian period Contintental

christening mug

with embossed floral decoration

on raised foot; panelled handle

no marks visible
probably 800 silver standard

c1890

9 cm high by
7cm diameter

117 grams

£110

Enquire: 4JU/E46O/H

Sterling silver christening cup
with applied embossed figure of
a child with chamberstick,

probably Wee Willy Winkie

c1930's

probably Canada
pseudo English hallmarks

7 cm high by
7.5 cm diameter at top

131 grams

£215

Enquire: 4DN/A6AO/H

Victorian cup and matching
saucer with gadroon decoration,
double C scroll handle;
decorative panels to cup and
saucer

1870

Birmingham

George Unite

cup: 6.7 cm diameter top
6cm high

saucer: 11.2 cm diameter

136 grams

£275

Enquire: 4C/AI64E/H

Sterling silver
christening mug in the Art Deco
style, on raised foot

1930's

American

8 cm high
6 cm diameter of top

101 grams

£185

Enquire: 4X/2AOO/H

Late 19th century
silver can from Kutch, with
chased and repousse
decoration, repeat leaf border,
blank shield-shaped cartouche,

and snake scroll handle

excellent quality

c.1880

Kutch
Gujarat State, India
unmarked - tested silver

8 cm high
6 cm diameter

128 grams

£350

Enquire: 3QC/BG4H/H

American suite
comprising mug, bowl and dish,
with cast applied bands
decorated with scenes from
nursery rhymes, including
four and twenty blackbirds, the
cow jumped over the moon ..

1970's

Rhode Island

Gorham Corporation

cup 8cm high/8 cm diameter

bowl 6.5cm high/12 cm diameter
plate 18 cm diameter

547 grams

cup 159 grams
bowl 215 grams
plate 173 grams

£450

Enquire: 3HN/C3DA/H

Victorian christening cup of inverted
bell shape with engraved panels;
on raised foot with beaded
foot and stem;

1864

Birmingham

George Unite

10.5 cm high
7.5 cm diameter at top

136 grams

£235

Enquire: 4FK/AD26O/H

Continental mug of
inverted bell shaped form,

decorated with flowers

and buildings

tested silver (800 standard)

c 1910

possibly Hanau

no maker's mark

9 cm high
7.5 cm diameter

179 grams

£115

Enquire: 3BR/E7H/H

Dutch silver

christening spoons;

two pairs with bird finials,

(one pair SOLD)

one with child's face;

1864-1896

probably

pseudo-marks for

Deventer

Jans Rinze Spaanstra

3.1 oz each pair -15.5 cm long

1.3 oz single - 14.5 cm long

£150 - pair

£65 - single

Enquire: 3BO/O7O/H

White metal mug chased with

animals, buildings and people

against a matte background

c1910

probably Indian
made for the
European market

possibly as a christening mug

7.5 cm high
6.5 cm diameter

184 grams

£145

Enquire: 3QU/I6G/H

Victorian christening mug on raised foot,

 decorated with raised concentric circles;

box handle with floral decoration;

vacant cartouche

1873

London

Barnard & Sons Limited

9 cm high by 7 cm diameter
at top
159 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 4JR/A96EO/H

Small christening can with concentric
bands to body and reeded

decoration of handle;
in the Georgian style

c early 1800s

Calcutta, India
Hamilton & Company

6 cms high by 5.5 cms base diameter

100 gms

SOLD

Enquire: 3UH/A8DH7/H

Indian Colonial silver was made by

British-born silvermiths serving the

British community in India from the late

18th Century - in some

cases up to and beyond 1947 - and

are very collectible

Chinese export silver child's rattle

and whistle with three bells

and ribbon ring,
decorated with flowers and foliage

bone handle;

Chinese 'chop' or artisan's mark on whistle

Guang Ji

Hong Kong

about 1900

15 cms long

51 grams inclusive

SOLD

Enquire: 4NS/OOE/H

George III christening mug of tapering form
with box shape handle; single ring
decoration to top and base

1807

London

Peter & William Bateman

6.3 cms high
by 5cms diameter at top
88 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 4JO/3AA8F/H

George III Irish embossed half pint mug

decorated in the rococco style

with flowers and leaves;
on raised foot; original gilt interior

1774-82
date mark not struck
Dublin

probably John Lloyd Senior

8.5 cm high
8.2 cm diameter

165 grams

SOLD

Enquire:  4OL/BO22F/H

Elizabeth II christening can

of tapering form
on raised foot

1973

London

A C & Sons Ltd

7.5 cms high by
7 cms diameter
at base

107 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 4RJ/G27O/H

Victorian christening can of hexagonal form
on scroll feet; panels decorated with scrolls,
pagodas, and Chinese characters; tiny
integrated dedication

1846

London

Edward, John
and William Barnard

8.5 cm high

7.5 diameter at
top

147 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 4RF/AB26B/H

Elizabeth II teddy bear

2000
Birmingham

Country Artists

11 cm high
9.5 cm wide

SOLD

Enquire: 4R/F6I/H

William IV christening mug with
foliate capped scroll handle,
the urn shaped body chased
and embossed with floral
motifs, on a circular domed
foot, with original internal gilding

stag crest

1834

Dublin

James Le Bass

11 cm high

8.5 cm diameter top

272 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 3HO/DD6B/H

Edwardian christening mug with

leaf and flower decoration

in the Arts & Crafts style;

on raised, graduated foot

with C-shaped handle

1907

Birmingham

Elkington & Company

9 cms high
5.5 cms diameter

100 grams

SOLD

Enquire:  3DT/A6AO6/H

Victorian period cylindrical
mug with foliate, scroll and shell
embossing, chasing and
engravings and double C scroll handle
probably American

1880's

no assay marks

probably
Goodman Cainsford & Company

8 cm high
6 cm diameter at top

159 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 3EF/AG6I/H

Victorian circular christening
bowl, with floral embossed
and partly fluted decoration; with
Albany pattern spoon en suite;

in gold-tooled, leather box with silk

and velvet interior

1885-1886
London
George Maudsley Jackson
Josiah Williams & Company

bowl: 11 cm diameter
by 8 cm high

spoon: 14.8 cm long

134 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 3VI/A4DI/H

Georgian christening cup with
fluted body; concentric circle
decoration; raised decoration to rim;

gilded interior

1818

London

George Knight

8.5 cms high by
7 cm diameter base

160 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 4IB/BO6A/H

Victorian tapering christening
can in the neo-Gothic style with
etched beaded foliate band,
beaded swags and rims;

original internal gilding

1876

London

William Evans

7 cm high
5.6 cm diameter top

116 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 3HX/BB8F/H

Edwardian graduated christening
can in the Art Nouveau style
with C shaped handle
and original gilding

1901

Birmingham

Thomas Hayes

8 cm high
5.5 cm diameter at top

96 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 3JY/A64DF/H

Victorian christening mug with

neo-gothic decoration on raised foot

and beeded handle

1900

Sheffield

Walker & Hall

3 1/4 inches high
2 1/2 inches diameter

156 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 2TE/A5CE/H

Edwardian child's rattle in the
form of a mallet with a ribbon ring

1905

Birmingham

Marks & Cohen

10 cm long
0.8 oz

SOLD

Enquire: 2YX/6EH/H

William IV christening cup with
foliate scroll handle, the baluster
body decorated with ribbed
bands, raised on a circular foot

1836

London

John Evans

8 cm high

116 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 4AK/A6IO/H

George III baby's rattle

with six bells,

whistle, coral teether and
ribbon ring

1809

probably London

probably Matthew Govett

12.5 cm long
58 grams inclusive

SOLD

Enquire: 4HN/A5DE2/H

Victorian three piece
boxed christening set
engraved with songbirds in flight,
swags, garlands and other designs

original gilding to interior of beaker

attractive monogram

1883-1885

London

John Aldwinckle & Thomas Slater

retailer: Henry Lambert

27, The Triangle

Clifton

beaker 9 cm high

5.5 diameter of rim
spoon 16 cm long

135 grams the set

SOLD

Enquire: 3N/B9F8E/H

George V christening mug of tapering form

with reeded decoration to rim and base;

in original leather, silk, and velvet
wooden box

1917

London

Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company

6.7 cm high by

6.9 cm diameter at base
125 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 3WM/A6H7E/H

George III christening can
of tapering form with two
parallel bands of reeded
decoration; original
internal gilding

1799

London

probably Solomon Hougham

8 cm high
6.3 cm diameter at top

159 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 3TH/B9OD/H

Art Deco christening mug of
tapering cylindrical form with
angular handle; decorated with
geometric lappet panels on a
circular foot

1931

Birmingham

Barker Brothers Silver Ltd

8 cm high
6.5 cm diameter of top

170 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 4CG/AD59B/H

Victorian christening mug, with
double C scroll handle, beaded
base and rim; fleur de lys
engraving, blank cartouche with
embossed foliate border;

original internal gilding

1866

London

Edward & John Barnard

9.5 cm high
8 cm diameter
6.7 oz

SOLD

Enquire: 3QZ/BB9C/H

William IV christening cup of
baluster form with scroll handle,
raised foot and lower body
embossed wth leaves and
flowers; original internal gilding

1836

London

probably William Eaton

rubbed

9.3 cm high
6.7 cm top diameter

156 grams

SOLD

Enquire: 3SS/B9CE/H

Edwardian christening can

with garlands and embossed band

of puttis and cupids at play;

original internal gilding

1904

Birmingham

T H Hazlewood & Company

6 cm high
6 cm bottom diameter
2.0 oz

SOLD

Enquire: 3NJ/A8CE/H

Victorian christening can
decorated with a red stag, amongst

trees and ferns

1894

Sheffield

Thomas Levesley

8 cm high
6.5 cm diameter

3.1 oz

SOLD

Enquire: 3MZ/A6AD/H

Victorian tapering christening
tankard with embossed heart
decoration, in the Art Nouveau style,

with C shaped handle

1898

Sheffield

Henry Atkin

9 cm high
6 cm top diameter

5.3 oz

SOLD

Enquire: 3KM/AF9E/H

Edwardian christening mug
decorated in high relief with
animals going' two by two'
into Noah's Ark with two
figures - Noah and his wife -

dressed in rainwear,
with umbrellas.

1908

Birmingham

Gorham Manufacturing Company

of Providence Rhode Island USA

also operated from
Sterling Works, Birmingham
between approximately 1909-1914

7 cm high
7 cm diameter
4.4 oz

SOLD

Enquire: 3LD/BB6E/H

Victorian christening mug
decorated with fruits,

within arcades; beaded rim and base;
double C scroll beaded handle;
original internal gilding;

1862

London

Edward & John Barnard

8 cm high
6.5 cm diameter at top
5.2 oz

SOLD

Enquire: 3MD/B6AA/H

Victorian christening mug of
tapering cylindrical form with
angular handle and foliate
decoration, plain cartouche

1882

Sheffield

John Edward Bingham
Walker & Hall

8.5 cm high
7 cm diameter rim
7.4 oz

SOLD

Enquire: 3HB/B9AO/H

Edwardian christening can with double C scroll

handle and"spoon handle" strap work
decoration (see de Lamerie's
Treby jug) unusually heavy

1908

London

Goldsmith & Silversmiths Company Ltd

3 3/4 inches high  by 2 3/4
inches diameter

6.3 oz

SOLD

Enquire: 2PG/A4FF7/H

Victorian christening can decorated with bosses and
diaper ground in the neo-Gothic taste

1867

London

Henry Wilkinson

SOLD

8.5 cm high
8 cm base diameter

5 oz

Enquire: 3DC/B6BF/H

Chinese silver churn shaped can embossed
with the dragon and pearl motif

1880-1920

Canton or Hong Kong

Kwan Wo

8 cm high by
6 cm diameter at base

4.8 oz

SOLD

Enquire: 2WU/B7BA/H

Victorian Scottish christening
mug with original internal gilding and decorated with seven
embossed animals; blank cartouche;

1872

Glasgow

JR

possibly J Reid

3 1/2 inches high

6 oz

SOLD

Enquire: 2LZ/AF2A/H

3 1/4 inches high by 2 3/4 inches

diameter at top
3 inches diameter at base

7.3 oz

SOLD

Enquire: 2ON/6C2GI/H