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Royal: a cased set of four William IV silver-gilt-mounted liqueur decanters, John Eldershaw Brunt, London, 1836

Lot Closed

May 23, 02:48 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Royal: a cased set of four William IV silver-gilt-mounted liqueur decanters, John Eldershaw Brunt, London, 1836


The four fluted amber glass bottles with silver-gilt mounts embossed with roses, thistles and shamrocks and engraved 'ORANGE WINE', BRITISH SHERRY', 'GINGER WINE' and 'WHITE CURRANT', and all with the manufacturer's name 'E&T TAYLORS', contained in a velvet-lined case, the leather covering tooled and gilded with roses, thistles and shamrocks and set with silver key-plate and plaque, Archibald Douglas, London, 1836, the latter engraved with the arms of William IV and Queen Adelaide.


Height of case 38cm., 15in.

Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg (1927-2017),

to the present owner by descent.