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Commonwealth Silver Miniature Porringer E.T above crescent, London, 1658
Porringers and caudle cups, often with covers and sometimes with matching salvers, were used to serve spiced alcoholic drinks that could be shared by more than one person. This drink often contained a mixture of warm wine and brandy or tea mixed with bread, eggs, sugar, and spices.
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Thomas Ellerton, London, 1803-4 10.25" Diameter
Punch was a very popular drink in early 18th century Great Britain, prior to the popularity of wine. It was introduced in the mid 17th century, and consisted of five ingredients : water, sugar, limes, lemons or oranges, spices and spirits. It could be served warmed or chilled.
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George III Silver Adjustable Dish Cross with Burner Charles Aldridge & Henry Green, London, 1773
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George II Silver Lemon / Punch Strainer Richard Beale, London, 1732 Incoming
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Chinese Export Mandarin Large Punch Bowl Qianlong, China, c1775, 11.25" Diameter
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George III Silver Punch Ladles John Moore, London, 1798, Rosenthal, Berlin, early 19th century, George Gray, London, 1788
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England, c1750 SOLD
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George II/III Double Series Opaque Twist Cordial Glass England, c1760 SOLD
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Pair Ming / Kangxi Blanc de Chine Libation Cups with Molded Foliate Design China, late16th - 17th Century, Probably Dutch Market modeled after the Chinese carved rhinoceros horn libation cups
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George IV Old Sheffield Plate Melon Form Wine Coolers England, c1820, each bearing the crest of the Earl of Leicester on each side : an ostrich on a chapeau, in mouth a horseshoe 10.5" High x 10.5" Wide SOLD
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John Roberts & Co., Sheffield, 1824
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1815, engraved for H &C
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George III Firing Glass, c1780 Engraved with stylized tulips & swags
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George III Silver Bottle Tickets
Bottle tickets emerged as a replacement for parchment labels for wine in England c1730, with the introduction of clear decanters
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William IV Decanter with George III Silver Bottle Ticket
George IV Old Sheffield Plate Wine Coaster - SOLD
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Pair of William IV Anglo-Irish Cut Glass Pint Decanters c1830-35
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French .950 Silver Wine Taster Theodor Tonnelier, working in Paris from 1798 "TT" with upright plume above a plowshare in lozenge Paris 1819 Guarantee Mark, 1838 Minerva First Standard
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Regency Red & White Twist Wines England, c1810-20
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Chinese Imari Silver-Mounted Mug, c1735 bearing 2 sets marriage initials to the silver mount SOLD
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George III Half-Pint Decanter & Glasses - Oak Leaves & Acorns, the symbol usually referring to the exiled Stuart King Charles II, as he hid in the Boscobel Oak, Worcester, after being defeated by Cromwell in 1651.
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George II Silver Brandy Saucepan EhA, London, 1744 Grimwade, #3543 Useful for warming or serving brandy, butter and sauces
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Godbehere, Wigan & Bult, 1803 - SOLD Richard Britton, 1823
Silver sugar tongs replaced scissor form nips c1770. They also function nicely for ice and small condiments.
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William Fleming, London, 1716
The mark of William Fleming "is frequently found on well executed small pieces of hollowware such as cream jugs, saucepans, dredgers and miniature porringers."
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English Blown Coaching Glass, 19th Century
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Robert Cox, London 1762
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Pair of George III Irish 2-Pint Spirit Decanters, c1800
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Edward IV Silver Replica: The Tudor Cup Nathan & Hayes, Chester, 1904 The original cup from 1521-22, now residing in the Royal Museum of Scotland
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Victorian Jacobite* Interest Large Goblet England, c1850
*Jacobite refers to the exiled James II and his heirs, represented here by numerous traditional symbols. The example was probably made as a commemorative for the First World's Fair, London, 1851.
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One with Jacobite Interest (Continental)
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Two Chinese Blanc de Chine Jue Shaped Vessels (Libation Cups) Ming / Kangxi, late 16th - 17th Century, Probably Dutch Market modeled after the Chinese bronze form vessels
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Set of 5 19th Century Jacobite* Interest Wines
*Jacobite refers to the exiled James II and his heirs, represented here by the Jaybird in flight and Jacob's Ladder flowers and foliage
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AND CHEESE...
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Victorian Silver & Carved Ivory Stilton Cheese Scoop Mappin & Webb, Sheffield, 1878
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James Wilks, London, 1754 (from a heavy gauge tablespoon, of excellent weight and proportion) SOLD
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