Antique Victorian Creamware Ale Jug with Original Self-Closing Pewter Patent Lid

Antique Victorian Creamware Ale Jug with Original Self-Closing Pewter Patent LidA charming late Victorian creamware jug featuring beautifully moulded wheat and foliate decoration, complete with its original weighted pewter patent lid. This attractive piece retains its ingenious self closing lid mechanism. The weighted pewter lid automatically lifts when the jug is tipped for pouring and returns to a closed position when upright, a practical Victorian innovation designed to protect the contents from dust and insects. The pale

999 silver)

Perfect for a tiny bouquet of blooms or garden pickings

Create a Christmas village under a glass dome

Made by Goody Two Shoes (English maker)

These flies make a wonderful decorative piece for collectors

thoughtful gifts

spirits or household liquids

Wulstan's Royal Arch Chapter

L29cm W21cm Each

this piece uses an original blind section

Width: 10 cm

Part of the long French tradition of whimsical trompe-l'œil ceramics