A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III CUT GLASS MAGNUM SHIP’S DECANTERS, English, circa 1795
Height: 14 in; 35.5 cm
Diameter: 7 in; 18 cm
Diameter: 7 in; 18 cm
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£50,000 - £100,000
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Note: The decanters retain two original target stoppers and two repaired stoppers. The four cocobolo coasters are of later date. Each decanter is engraved with the family crests of the...
Note: The decanters retain two original target stoppers and two repaired stoppers. The four cocobolo coasters are of later date.
Each decanter is engraved with the family crests of the Graham and Cunningham families, probably to celebrate a wedding between them. Their capacity is actually three standard size bottles, considerably larger than a standard magnum’s capacity of two bottles.
Sets of four decanters of this size are extremely rare.
Provenance
Private collection, USA.
