Lot Essay
Another decanter from this service, albeit with a different stopper, is illustrated in A. McConnell, The Decanter, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge, 2004, p. 244, pl. 347-2.
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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF ENGLISH CUT-GLASS ARMORIAL PINT DECANTERS AND STOPPERS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Numbered I and II, engraved with the Hamilton coat-of arms, the necks with applied cut snakes
9 3⁄8 in. (23.8 cm.) high overall
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Numbered I and II, engraved with the Hamilton coat-of arms, the necks with applied cut snakes
9 3⁄8 in. (23.8 cm.) high overall
Provenance
Probably William Beckford, Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire; sold Phillips house sale, 9 September - October 1823 (Thirty-First Day), lot 1415 Four Pint ditto (decanters).
Acquired from Peter Hempson Antiques, London, October 2015.
Acquired from Peter Hempson Antiques, London, October 2015.
Another decanter from this service, albeit with a different stopper, is illustrated in A. McConnell, The Decanter, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge, 2004, p. 244, pl. 347-2.