£80
A pair of late 19th century silver plated bottle coasters, each of circular form with turned fruitwood centres, waved borders with cast floral decoration, each 18.3cm wide, together with two 18th century mallet decanters, each with prunted and trailed glass decoration, 23.2cm and 26cm high, and a glass and white metal mounted decanter in the form of a stylized duck, 25cm high (5)
Please see additional pictures detailing the cracks in each bottle. Images 14 and 15 show the crack and the base of the taller example. There is a crack running through one of the prunted details, but no other cracks, chips or losses. The piece has air bubbles, pits and frits throughout, and general scratching an wear commensurate with age and use. The images following show the cracks, chips and base of the shorter example. There are two large, forked cracks to one face of the bottle, which each run to the sides. There is a large, conchoidal fracture to the base, and a medium sized yellowed chip to one corner. Bubbles, pits and frits throughout with general scratching, wear and tear commensurate with age and use.
The duck example is in good order, no cracks, chips or losses to the glass. Some small air bubbles visible, with general scratching and wear commensurate with age and use. This piece is dated around the early to mid-20th century.
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