Wine Finery, 12 Selections from 2012 Additions; M. Ford Creech Antiques & Fine Art, Memphis TN

"WINE FINERY"

12 selections from our 2012 additions

Rare Early George III Brass Bound Mahogany Bottle Cooler on Stand

Of high quality with original rococo brass mounts & carved fretwork corner brackets

These small square bottle stands were introduced in the designs of Thomas Chippendale in his 1763 Edition of The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Director (Pl. LV), and also by William Ince and John Mayhew, in Universal System of Household Furniture (1762), where they are under the heading of “Tea Kettle Stands”.

A similar slightly larger example appears in the Althorp Portfolio (AL16013), and on the cover of Small Antique Furniture, Bernard & Therle Hughes.

SOLD

George II Engraved Light Baluster Wine

England, c1740-1750

Collector's label verso

6-1/8" High

Pair of First Period Worcester Punch Bowls

England, c1770-80

"Rock Strata (Sampan Island) Pattern"

One of the few Worcester underglaze blue patterns copied exactly

from a Chinese original

8-5/8” Diameter x 3-1/2” High

Punch was a very popular drink in early 18th century Great Britain, prior to the

popularity of wine. It was introduced in the mid 17th century, and consisted of

five ingredients : limes, lemons or oranges (strained through a silver strainer),

water, sugar, spices and spirits. It could be served warmed or chilled.

Pictured below is a punch bowl with silver strainer, punch ladle and a

light baluster glass into which the punch would be poured.

SOLD

Late 17th Century English Tumbler

An early example, possibly Provincial, initialed verso

1-5/8” High x 2-3/4” Diameter / 1.4 oz

Of squat circular 17^th century form, unmarked

verso with centering dot and scratch engraved (no) 1 and G^.P

Ref : For discussion, see Antique Silver, Waldron, p. 204, & plate 648.

Set of 8 Plain Stem Georgian Wine Glasses,

England,18th Century

Drawn Trumpet Bowls, with snapped pontils, good gray tone, and in excellent condition

7" to 7.25" High

SOLD

Pair of George III Silver Beakers

John Lambe, London, 1783

3" High / 5.25 oz . Total Weight

Each of plain tapering form with a gilt interior, crested with a mermaid holding in her dexter hand

a dagger proper (Broadhurst; Cufack, Ireland; Fennor; Goband; Legget, Scotland;

Murray-Pennyland, Caithness-shire, Scotland)

Beakers at any date are comparatively rare.

Pairs of beakers are even more uncommon, and very desirable from the standpoint of a collector.

George III Silver Two-Part Wine Funnel, Stephen Adams II, London, 1804

Without breaks or reductions, 5.5” High x 2-78” Diameter (flange) / 3.7 ozs.

Shown With

George III Irish Provincial Silver Wine Funnel Stand, Joseph Kinselagh, Cork, c1790

The domed stand crested for Thomas Carr, Freemason and author of “The Ritual of the Operative Free Masons”

The stand : 4.25” Diameter / 2.4 oz.

SOLD

Fine Pair of George III / IV Old Sheffield Plate Wine Coolers

T & J Creswick, c1820

Each bearing a coat of arms within a rubbed in silver rectangle,

marked beneath the footrim with T&J Creswick crossed arrow mark registered in 1811

Arms of Peckham Impaling Pauncefote

10 5/8” High x 8 ¾” Wide

Early George III Silver Tumbler

William Caldecott, London, 1764

2-5/8" Wide x 2.5" High / 2.8 oz.

Made from the mid-17th century though the 18th century, "tumblers" are so named

as the heavier base automatically rights the cup when knocked

Pair of George III Scottish Silver Large Goblets

Alexander Gardner & Co., Edinburgh, 1801

8.25” High / 22.6 oz.

Of large size and heavy gauge silver, with gilt interior and engraved with the crest of a

savage’s head affronte, couped at the shoulders (Fairbairn’s 190/5) below the motto

“Will God I Shall” (Menzies), all within a laurel wreath,

surmounting a waisted stem with reeded knop

over an octagonal base with reeded edge

Nine Plain Stem Drawn Trumpet Bowl Georgian Wine Glasses

England, c1750-1765

Two with folded feet / Four with stem tears

Priced Individually, but can easily be used as a set

6.5" to 7.25" High

First Period Worcester Dutch Jug, Pseudo Meissen Crossed Sword Marks

England, c1757

“The Cabbage-Leaf Jug Floral” pattern

8” High

Molded with overlapping cabbage leaves with a border of small upright leaves,

the early leaf-capped loop handle being discontinued by 1760;

pseudo-Meissen crossed sword mark verso

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"Wine Finery" - 12 Selections from our 2012 Additions