ANTIQUE ENGLISH SILVER PLATE TANTALUS C.1880-1900 WHEAT ENGRAVED GLASS DECANTERS For Sale

ANTIQUE ENGLISH SILVER PLATE TANTALUS OF TWO WHEAT

ENGRAVED CUT GLASS DECANTERS.

C.1880-1900.

DECANTER: 12 1/4" HIGH.

TANTALUS: 14 3/8" HIGH.

9" WIDE  4 7/8" DEEP.

AT FIRST I THOUGHT THESE WERE

HAWKES AS I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR

FROM THEM BUT THIS GLASS LOOKS OLDER.

HARD TO CATCH ALL THE DETAILS

IN PICTURES.

THE BOTTLES HAVE AN OPTIC SHAPE TO THEM. THEY ARE NOT PERFECTLY ROUND. THESE ARE THE

EARLIEST GLASS I'VE SEE WITH THAT EFFECT.

TOWARDS THE END I PICTURED HALLMARKS AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE

A COLLECTORS OR MUSEUMS ETCHED INVENTORY NUMBERS.

THE KEYS ARE NOT OVERLY RELIABLE. WE HAVE OPENED AND CLOSED THIS MULTIPLE TIMES BY SLIGHTLY BACKING OFF KEY SO THAT IT'S TIP DOESN'T POKE THROUGH THE OTHER END.

FORCE DOES NO GOOD, ONLY SOME GENTLE FIDDLING WORKS..

EVENTUALLY.

CHEERS : )

CONDITION: WEAR TO SILVER PLATE. DECANTERS NICE JUST

ONE HAS A COUPLE OF SHALLOW NICKS ON THE TOP OF OPENING WHERE STOPPER GOES AND STOPPER INSERTS AS WELL (LAST PICTURES).

BOTH STOPPERS ARE ORIGINAL NUMBERED TO MATCH NUMBERS IN OPENINGS.