A Hukin & Heath sterling silver mounted glass water jug
Hallmarked: Birmingham 1895
Makers stamp: Hukin & Heath
Height:16.5cm
This trademark is for the partnership between John Heath and John Middleton known as Hukin and Heath that in 1909 became Hukin and Heath Limited.
Established in 1855 as manufacturing silversmiths and electroplaters in Birmingham with showrooms in Charterhouse Street, London.
In 1878 they hired one of Englands most famous independent industrial designers Dr Christopher Dresser as an art advisor. This direct collaborated lasted until 1881 but Dresser's designs from this period remained in production for many years.
Hukin and Heath went out of business in 1953.