Charles II Provincial Silver Wine Taster

England,c1670

Maker's Mark Only (Indistinct), possibly West Country,

Although there are several records of wine tasters in English 14^th and 15^th century manuscripts,

the earliest British silver wine tasters are from the 17^th century, with very few being made after

1750.  Most from the 18^th and 19^th centuries come from France. There were two forms : this

form with the shallow bowl and 2 wire loop handles, and a later form with domed center.

 Interestingly, wine tasters are an outgrowth of small tasters made during the medieval period to

taste contents of bowls, to convince guests that the food was not poisoned.

3.5" Diameter / 2 oz.

SOLD

George II Engraved Airtwist Ale Glass,

England, c1750 

The bucket bowl finely engraved with hops and barley raised on a multi-spiral

double-knopped airtwist stem above a conical foot; of good weight

6-3/8” High

Very early 18th century English drinking glasses were quite heavy.  As the glasses became internationally

popular, a large tax was levied upon glass products by weight in 1746 - and additionally thereafter - usually

to support a war.  Among the most beautiful results of glassmakers' attempts to make glass both lighter and more

decorative was to lighten the stems by poking holes in them - first occurring as airtwist stems.  English lead glass 

cooled slowly, enabling the spirals to be turned with absolute precision.

Pair of George III Armorial Silver Goblets

George Smith and Thomas Hayter, London, 1792

Each bowl engraved with squigglework lip banding above ribbon-tied mantled armorial: 

Or, a chevron cotised sable, between three auks  proper, all within a

bordure engrailed of the second, charged with thirteen bezants; crest:

Upon a rock an auk proper, holding in the beak a bezant  with motto,

"Bedhoh Fyr Ha Heb Drok"

6.75" High / 15.05 oz.

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George III Silver Adjustable Dish Cross with Burner

Charles Aldridge & Henry Green, London, 1773

Dish crosses were made primarily during the mid through late 18th century, being used

 for placement of hot dishes on sideboards.  They have sliding supports to fit a varying

array of shapes and sizes, making them suitable for a number of contemporary usages -

 including silver, ceramics, or even decorative objects that one might wish to elevate on a table.

George III Silver Punch Bowl

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 II Baluster Wine Glass

 England, c1740

Provenance: The Scrivener Collection, with collector's label verso, (#108), and a second

collector’s label (no. 139).  An almost identical example is illustrated in  

Old English Drinking Glasses, Grant R. Francis (1926) pl. VI, no.31  

6.25" High

19th Century Silver Wine Taster, 1768 Knights of St. John (Malta/Portugal) Interest

Marks Attributed to Karl Kurz, Hanau, Germany

British Silver Import Marks for Samuel Boyce Landeck, London 1902-1903

1-1/8”H x 3-1/4” (the bowl) x 4”W over handle

SOLD

William IV Silver Bottle Stopper

Henry Wilkinson & Co, Sheffield, 1831-1836

The finial a cast grape vine stem with leaves and grapes, the leaves finely stippled

2” High / .0665 oz.  

SOLD

Chinese Export Mandarin Large Punch Bowl

Qianlong, China, c1775, 11.25" Diameter

George III Silver Punch Ladles

John Moore, London, 1798,

Rosenthal, Berlin, early 19th century,

George Gray, London, 1788 - SOLD

Set of 3 George III Silver Wine Coasters

John Rowbotham, 1775, Sheffield

Pair of Regency Barrel Cut Decanters

England, c1815

SOLD

Pair of George III Irish 2-Pint Spirit Decanters, c1800

9.25" High x 3.5" Wide

George III Old Sheffield Plate Adjustable Dish Cross

England, c1780, Unmarked

with original central burner

 12" Long x 3.5" High

George I Pedestal (Silesian) Stem Wine with Folded Foot

England, c1725

       The conical weighted bowl over a 6-sided pedestal (Silesian) stem with

central elongated tear above a folded foot with snapped pontil

6" High

George III Silver Lemon (Punch) Strainer

Charles Aldridge & Henry Green, London 1771

8-7/8" Wide / 4 oz.

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

Pair George IV Old Sheffield Plate Crested Wine Coolers

England, c1833 / Mark : fleur-de-lys above an I & I. W & C^o within a square

Attributed by Wyllie as an “early mark” for Isaac & J. Williams & Co

Also attributed to Waterhouse & Co, registering 1833.

Of campana form, each with original collar and liner and crested

 with the head of a lion erased within a “rubbed-in” silver rectangle

10-5/8” High x 8-3/4” Wide Over Handles

SOLD

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. 

Continental Birthday Glass

April 23,1815, engraved for HC

George III Firing Glass, c1780

Engraved with stylized tulips & swags

SOLD

George III Silver Bottle Tickets

Each engraved for "Sherry"

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

Masonic Interest Glass Rummer with Lemon Squeezer Base

 Possibly Anglo-Irish, 19th Century

Finely engraved with a Bible with square and compass above a plumb, and a concave

 sun with face and a moon with seven stars above a trowel, between two obelisks

5 3/8” High, 3” Foot Width

SOLD

Masonic Interest Engraved Oddfellows Rummer

England, Late 19th / Early 20th Century

The large glass low rummer, engraved with the quartered shield for the

Oddfellows Lodge, (hourglass – time; beehive – industry; crossed keys – knowledge and

thrift; and lamb and flag – sacrifice and innocence) centering a shield with rose (England),

tthistle (Scotland), eek (Wales) and shamrock (Ireland); surmounted by the terrestrial globe

(universality of mission) enclosed by laurel (victory of mission) below the open hand with

the heart in the palm (friendship and love by which the mission is carried out), between figures

of Charity with an orphan baby and 2 children, Hope with an anchor at

her feet, and Faith with the cross; all above the motto Amicitia Amor et Veritas

(Friendship Love and Truth), the reverse with the initials R G M within a berried cartouche

   4-5/8" High

SOLD

Pair of William IV Anglo-Irish Cut Glass Pint Decanters

c1830-35

Double neck rings, pint sizes, very heavy glass and oddly fitting stoppers are all

characteristic of Irish glass.

8" High

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

SOLD

George III Double Series Opaque Twist Toasting or Wine Glass

England, c1765 / Jacobite Interest

Single thread surrounding a tightly coiled multi-spiral core, 

engraved with a jaybird in flight and fruiting grapevines

    7.25" High

SOLD

George II Silver Brandy Saucepan

EhA, London, 1744

Grimwade, #3543

Useful for  warming or serving brandy, butter and sauces

George I Britannia Silver Mug

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."

George III Silver Mug

Robert Cox, London 1762

George III  Silver Brandy Saucepan (Warmer)

Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp, London, 1774

Useful for  warming or serving brandy, butter and sauces

George II Cuban Mahogany Wine Table

England, c1740 

 21” High, the dished top 11” Diameter

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.

Georgian Period Wine Glasses

One Continental, with Jacobite Interest (Jacobite Sold)

George I/II Baluster Cordial or Gin Glass

England, c1730

 Provenance: Jeffrey Rose Collection (sold Sotheby’s March 6, 1987, Lot 40)

5.25” High

SOLD

George II / III Double Series Opaque Twist

Wine Glass with Knop

England, c1760

6.25” High

SOLD

AND CHEESE...

George III Silver Pierced Pastry/Fish Server

Charles Aldridge & Henry Green

London, 1773

Of the very desirable triangular pierced and bright cut form

12.5" Long / 5.5 oz.

George III Silver Articulated Cheese Scoop

John Lawrence

Birmingham, 1814

Silver shaft and ivory handle having a slotted sliding "push" mechanism, reeded ferrule

1.2 Total Oz. / 6.5" Long

SOLD

Victorian Silver & Carved Ivory Stilton Cheese Scoop

Mappin & Webb, Sheffield, 1878

George II Silver Cheese Scoop

James Wilks, London, 1754

(from a heavy gauge tablespoon, of excellent weight and proportion)

SOLD

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