THE KINGS DECANTER
REF: FA1316
£ POA
This exceptional blown and cut glass decanter is the pinnacle of regency cutting. The base decorated with sixteen ostrich feathers, arranged around a diamond ring. The body embellished with swags of fine diamonds, around four oval cartouches; the two larger bearing the initials G and R, the two smaller with crowns. The neck and rim decorated with four bands of diamonds, fitted with a stopper in the form of the Prince of Wales feathers.
- Height 26.66 cm / 10 "
- Diameter 11.43 cm / 4 "
- Period 1800-1849
- Year 1820
- Country England
- Provenance Mrs D Twist, Sotheby's 1986, where acquired Maureen Thompson antiques, Private London Collection
- Literature The decanter features on page 249 in 'THE DECANTER' by Andy Mc Connell. The trade cards courtesy of the British museum.
- Collections The decanter is the only know example, suggesting by the date and quality that it was made by Apsley Pellatt for the Coronation of George IV.
- Condition The decanter is in remarkable condition
