GEORGE III HALF-PINT DECANTER & 4 GLASSES with Oak Leaves and Acorns; M. Ford Creech Antiques

GEORGE III HALF-PINT DECANTER & 4 GLASSES

England (possibly Tyneside) or Scotland, c1800

Of Jacobite Interest

The decanter of mallet form with two applied neck rings surmounted by an unusual press-molded stopper of a

turban-like coronet form, the sides engraved with oak leaves & acorns*, rough concave pontil; stopper and neck

rim each with corresponding frosting; together with four wine glasses decorated , each with a cup bowl over a

stem with flattened knop and circular foot with snapped pontil.

*The oak and acorn are frequent Jacobite symbols, remaining so from the 17^th to the 19^th century. Its probable

reference is to Charles II the exiled Stuart king who invaded England in 1651. He was defeated by Oliver

Cromwell at Worcester, taking refuge after the battle in the Royal Oak of Boscobel. He escaped thereafter to

France, returning as King Charles II in 1660, restoring the House of Stuart to power.

Note: See Glass Through the Ages, Haynes, Pl. 46-b, and p.130 for a discussion of a Scottish and Tyneside

glass, where he refers to such a press-molded stopper as “somewhat pagoda-like”. It is also thought to

represent the secret crown.

Condition: Decanter, excellent. Glasses. each is slightly different, and two footrims are possibly reduced;

one footrim is folded (left end example); two bubbles to the glass at right end

Decanter 7.75”H, Glasses 3.75”

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