Lot 310
  • 310

Three silver mounted Baccarat decanters and four silver mounted glass stoppers and a selection of glasses, Joseph Chaumet for Chaumet & Cie, Paris, circa 1918

Estimate
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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Description

  • GLASS
Comprising 3 silver mounted decanters and 4 silver mounted glass stoppers, 6 slender oil or vinegar decanters with 3 silver mounted glass stoppers, 20 red tinted glasses on slender stems, and 33 further glasses in two sizes, in fitted felt trays, with a wooden travelling trunk

The glasses with the associated tray numbers in the trunk are listed below:



Tray 2 (labelled)
20 red tinted glasses on slender stems (19.6cm., 7 6/8 in. high)



 Tray 3 (labelled)
23 glasses (15.7cm., 6 2/8 in. high)



 Tray 4 (labelled)
10 glasses (15.6cm., 6 1/8 in. high)



 Tray 5 (labelled)
6 slender oil or vinegar decanters with 3 silver mounted glass stoppers (21cm., 8 2/8 in. high)



Base of trunk
3 silver mounted decanters and 4 silver mounted glass stoppers (38.5cm., 15 1/8 in. high)

Condition

Tray 4 (labelled) 10 glasses (15.6cm., 6 1/8 in. high) 7 glasses are missing, and 2 decanters are missing Tray 5 (labelled) Lacking all contenets except 6 slender oil or vinegar decanters with 3 silver mounted glass stoppers (21cm., 8 2/8 in. high) Base of trunk 3 silver mounted decanters and 4 silver mounted glass stoppers (38.5cm., 15 1/8 in. high) 7 decanters are missing from this tray, 3 stoppers are broken
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