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A very rare late Georgian mahogany novelty decanter stand

Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
The stand for two decanters is modelled in the form of a Royal Naval ship with the original gilt gun ports. It has two circular apertures cut into the deck for a pair of cut-glass decanters and is set on dockyard building blocks. The mahogany plinth base has four bun feet. The two cut-glass decanters are ten years later in manufacture. English, circa 1800

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Mahogany
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	Circa 1800
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, George III
Incollect Reference #:	491476

Dimensions

W.	30 in;
W.	76.2 cm;

Message from Seller:

Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art