Date & Origin
England, c1860 period of Victoria
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown. No chips cracks or restoration
Dimensions
Height: 8.5cm Diameter: 13.4cm.
Technical Description
An exceptional pair of glass wine rinsers dating to 1860. Bucket bowls with two pulled sections to rest the handles of wine glasses. Slice cutting around the neck with pillar moulding below. Star cut base. Used for rinsing wine glasses at the dining table between wines. These are high-quality examples.
Historical Relevance
The ''Pony Express'' mail service used horseback riders in 157 Pony Express relay stations across the prairies, plains, deserts, and mountains of the Western United States to deliver messages between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts in about ten days. After only 1 year, in March 1861 after suffering large losses and not gaining the mail contract The Pony Express Company ceased trading.
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA715993
Dateline of this antique is Victorian
Height is 8.5cm (3.3inches)
Width is 13.4cm (5.3inches)
Depth is 13.4cm (5.3inches)
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