Classic Design Including Property of the Marquess of Anglesey

The Property of the Marquess of Anglesey from the Private Apartment at Plas Newydd

[The 'Dancing' Marquess] A set of six sherry or port glasses with the cypher of the 5th Marquess of Anglesey

Lot Closed

April 11, 01:42 PM GMT

Estimate

1,200 - 1,800 GBP

Lot Details

Description

each engraved with an interlocked 'A' and Roman 5 below the coronet of a marquess, early 20th century,

together with other glassware, comprising:

a magnum decanter, early 19th century;

a ship's decanter with associated stopper, early 19th century;

three decanters and two water carafes ensuite, 19th century;

four double-lipped glass rinsers engraved with the Anglesey crest below a coronet, in the manner of the Wear Flint Works, Sunderland, 19th century;

a set of seven finger bowls and eight liqueur glasses, probably Italian, early 20th century, 33 pieces

set of six glasses, height 10.5cm., 4 1/8 in.

magnum decanter, height 34cm., 13 3/8 in.

ship's decanter and stopper, height 24.5cm., 9 3/4in.

rinsers, height 10.5cm., 4 1/8in.

The set of six glasses with the cypher acquired by Henry Paget, 'The Dancing Marquess', 5th Marquess of Anglesey (1875-1905).

Lofts & Warner, London, An Inventory and Valuation […] At Plas Newydd, Anglesey, 1948, p.82,

Glass;

‘A Magnum decanter with ringed neck

[possibly 1 from the]Two ships decanters and stoppers

Three cut glass decanters no stoppers

[possibly 3 from the] 23 heavy cut glass reeded double lipped finger bowls'

(Private Family Archive);

Shirley, Marchioness of Anglesey, Glass in Store [notebook], June, 1955, no. 20, 'Glasses small - crest - x 6'. [with hand drawing]

Shirley, Marchioness of Anglesey, Glass in Store [notebook], June, 1955, no. 1, 'Cut-glass finger bowls with crest - [4 of the] x 24'.

(Private Family Archive).