Antique C.1870s Reed & Barton Silver Plate Water Pitcher

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An antique, Victorian, c.1870s Aesthetic Era lidded water pitcher, with bearded faces on the sides and chased foliate engraving throughout. … more An antique, Victorian, c.1870s Aesthetic Era lidded water pitcher, with bearded faces on the sides and chased foliate engraving throughout. Double walled with a removable porcelain interior pitcher to keep the cold in and contain condensation (to remove, unscrew the knobs at the top of the heads to remove the upper bit). Reed & Barton, marked on the inside protector lip and on the base, patent for this insulator 1850s, updated 1872. less