Pair of Regency Bristol Blue Glass Wine Rinsers

Pair of Regency Bristol Blue Glass Wine RinsersA decorative pair of late Georgian hand blown Bristol blue glass rinsers. England, circa 1820. Why we like them The deep cobalt is most desirable and contributes a dash of color and sophisticated style. Rinsers were used to rest the small wine glasses used at the time in water so that they were clean for the next wine to be served. The two lips are thought to allow a rinser to be shared between two people or to allow two different wine glasses to be

snakes were associated with chthonian powers

the extensive use of mahogany as secondary timber

10 July 2003

A very fine Pair of George III Mahogany Hall Chairs

A pair of brackets of related design was sold Christie's London

Staple or rivet repair was a common way to mend expensive or treasured broken ceramics in the 18th and 19th centuries

attributed to William Trotter of Edinburgh

A decorative pair of Regency style bronze candlesticks

The plates are sumptuously mounted and framed to a splendid decorative effect

A related table from the estate of Andrew Gordon was offered at Sotheby's Importand English and European Decorative Arts sale in New York on 22 October 2014

Woburn Abbey

Because many were sold in albums and hence protected from the light