A Pair of Georgian Wine Coasters - With Brass Stringing

18th century

Sold by Opus Antiques

Description

A fine pair of Georgian mahogany wine coasters or bottle sliders.

They were used for placing decanters in on the dining room table to prevent drops of wine landing on thje table and would be slid down the table for people to help themselves. They also prevented the glass decanters from knocking against each other.

This is a particular nice pair with wavy rims and brass inlay.

Dating from around 1780/90.

The coasters are each large enough to take a magnum decanter with a maximum diameter of 18.1 cm, and with internal diameters of 16.5 cm. Height is 1.8cm.

Physical Dimensions

Height

1.8cm (0.71")

Width

16.5cm (6.50")

Depth

16.5cm (6.50")

Declaration

Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA797507

Dealers Notes

Own a piece of history

Description

A fine pair of Georgian mahogany wine coasters or bottle sliders.

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They were used for placing decanters in on the dining room table to prevent drops of wine landing on thje table and would be slid down the table for people to help themselves.

Opus Antiques

They also prevented the glass decanters from knocking against each other.

fig 1. A Pair of Georgian Wine Coasters - with brass stringing — fig 1. A Pair of Georgian Wine Coasters - With Brass Stringing

This is a particular nice pair with wavy rims and brass inlay.

Dating from around 1780/90.

The coasters are each large enough to take a magnum decanter with a maximum diameter of 18.1 cm, and with internal diameters of 16.5 cm. Height is 1.8cm.

Physical Dimensions

Height

1.8cm (0.71")

Width

16.5cm (6.50")

Depth

16.5cm (6.50")

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA797507