Pair of Rum and Shrub Bristol Blue Decanters c1800

Description

Heading : Pair of Bristol blue club decanters
Date : c1800 
Period :  George III 
Origin : England
Colour : Inky blue 
Stopper : Lozenge with with gilded “R” and “S” along with a fruiting vine
Neck : Tapered with two applied neck rings
Body : Club shaped – gilded “rum” and “shrum” within a cartouche of fruiting vines 
Base :  Broad polished pontil. on one example this has not completely removed the pontil scar
Glass Type : Lead.
Size :  23.5  cm to top of stopper. 6.5cm diameter base
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks – the gilding is slightly rubbed entirely commensurate with age and use
Restoration : None 
Weight : 819 grams

Reference : 

See The Decanter: An Illustrated History of Glass from 1650 by Andy McConnell page 219

 Beware of the pale blue imitations with rough or without broad polished pontils. The Polishing on Georgian examples should cover almost the entire base. Those examples with small ovoid polished pontils are early 20th century copies.