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The World is Made of Glass Ltd. has dated this Georgian Glass Mallet Decanter to the 19th Century.
The decanter is in excellent condition. This means, of course, that it shows age related wear and tear to the rim of the base consistent with some 200 years of use.
The decanter is mallet-shaped with a plain neck decorated with three applied angular rings. The body is plain as is the base that measures 11.7 cm (4.7 inches) in diameter. The decanter is 22.5 cm (9 inches) in height without the stopper and 29.5 cm (11.8 inches) in height with the stopper inserted.
The stopper is of the very rare acorn form (perhaps representing the Boscobel oak) and may or may not be the original. It is of the same colour and metal as the decanter, is of the correct form and is a reasonable fit. It moves around a little in the neck although Irish decanters, in our experience, often have reasonably loose fitting stoppers. One Antiques Roadshow expert reckons that Irish decanters and stoppers were matched by lining up the decanters on one side of a room and throwing stoppers at them; they were then sent out with the ones that landed closest to them!
There are some minute flea bite chips to the end of the stopper peg. There are no other chips, cracks, significant scratches, water staining or any obvious evidence of restoration.
Lead crystal glass decanter weighing in at 900 g. (~ 2 lb.).
The World is Made of Glass Ltd. has dated this Georgian Glass Mallet Decanter to the 19th Century.
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Georgian Irish (Belfast) Three Ring Mallet Decanter and Associated Acorn Stopper
