Description
Heading : Bristol blue decanter set and laquered papier mache frame
Date : c1820
Period : George III
Origin : English
Colour : Bristol blue
Stoppers : Lozenge with bevelled edges and gilded letter with flower sprig verso
Neck : A Gilded band from which the gilded cartouche is suspended via chain link gilding
Body : Club shaped
Base : Polished
Glass Type : Lead.
Size : Stand 23cm tall. decanter 24.4 cm to top of stopper
Condition : The brandy stopper has been polished on the rim and there are two small chips. The spigot on the rum decanter stopper has two small chips. The Hollands decanter has some water staining and a small chip to the rim. There are inclusions within the glass from manufacture
Restoration : As above
Weight : 1214 grams
Rum. Hollands ( gin) and Brandy. The holy trinity of 18th and early 19th century spirits. Whisky at the time was a crude affair simple aqua vitae that was not matured in wooden kegs. just raw spirit. It was not until the Napoleonic wars and import restrictions on Brandy that Whisky once matured in Brandy barrels became palatable.
Whisky still cannot have been quite what it is today. “free traders” still imported French Brandy despite the legal risks and the penalty of the noose if caught. We were sent a bottle of 10 year Somerset Cider Brandy by a customer and with “No Deal” looming all we can say is that it will not be worth taking any risks with Calvados or Brandy imports the Somerset version is superb. it has surpassed the French counterpart
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