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Description, References and Size

This is a pair of bell shaped decanters with a blown ovoid stopper and trefoil pouring lip. They have no cutting other than the fitting of the stopper and the polished pontil mark.

This decanter is from a different art movement from the previous bell shaped decanters, whilst the others might be considered Gothic in style, these are atuned to the Aesthetic Movement. It is light unornamented, and here less is more.

Height: 11 inches

Width: 4.5 inches

This is a tear drop shaped decanter with four dimples and a blown tear drop stopper and quatrefoil pouring lip. Made circa.1880-1910.

This decanter is potentially made by John Walsh as it is the only company I know that made aesthetic decanters with quatrefoil pouring lips.

Height: 12 inches

Width: 4.5 inches

This is a tear drop shaped decanter with slice neck, a quetrefoil pouring lip and a blown ball stopper. Made circa.1880-1910.

This decanter has the same quatrefoil pouring lip as the one above, but I think this one is not as stylish. The ball shaped stopper is a more generic type you see on other shaped decanters.

Height: 12 inches

Width: 4.5 inches

This is a pair footed ovoid decanters with blown ovoid stoppers and trefoil pouring lip. They are engraved withs bands of stylised leaves and flowers, the engraving is matched on the stopper. Made late 19th century.

Also from the same aesthetic movement as the previous bell shaped decanters these might be considered a little over ornamented to be truely representative of that movement.

Height: 11 inches

Width: 4.5 inches

This is a footed shaft and globe decanter beautifully cut with flying birds and rock crystal cutting of pine cones and branches. The stopper is a blown ball with matching rock crystal cutting of pine branches. Made late 19th century, probably by Thomas Webb.

It is not entirely clear in this picture but the rock crystal cutting is of a high quality and this is a very pretty decanter. When I bought this decanter I was told it was made be Thomas Webb, but I haven't see anything to prove that.

Height: 9.25 inches

Width: 4 inches

These are footed ovoid decanters with wrythen moulding up the body and neck, with four dimples and a feathered neck ring. They also have similar hollow ball stopper with a small knop on the top. Made Late 19th Century.

I have seen this pattern has been ascribed to Whitefriars and to John Walsh Walsh. These were purchased with glasses and a jug, and is amongst Whitefriars glasses in the Museum of London and in the John Walsh Walsh Book (see bibliography). It is listed in the Christies Partington Collection Catalogue as Whitefriars. These decanters also aren't in either of the Whitefriars books, and as they are not uncommon they should be. The David Leigh Decanters book does describe the decanter as Whitefriars and I am willing to go with that as it seems he knows what is he is doing.

Reference: Christies, The Parkingon Collection Part II, 8th APril 1998, Lot 320

Reference: Decanters 1760-1930, David Leigh, Page 31

Reference: The Glass of John Walsh Walsh 1850-1951, Eric Reynolds, Page 32

Height: 12 inches

Width: 4 inches

This is a Stuart and Sons, footed, gourd shaped decanter with vertical optical moulding, six prunts in a horizontal band, a milled neck ring, and silver pouring lip. Made in 1889. The stopper is not original

This decanter is illustrated in British Glass 1800-1914 in a drawing dated 1889. Just to confirm that the silver collar is hallmarked Birmingham, 1889, maker John Grinsell & Sons, Victoria Works, St, George's, Birmingham. This means that Stuart's and the silversmith Grinsell's worked together, but how much of a regular partnership this would be, I don't know.

I have added a stopper to give it proportion, but the original stopper would have been blown with prunts on to match the body of the decanter. It is quite a small decanter, probably for liquer.

Reference: British Glass 1800-1914, Charles R Hajdamach, Page 266

Height: 7.5 inches, without stopper.

Width: 3 inches

This is a Stuart Crystal shaft and globe decanter, with rib moulded body with four dimples between each of which is an applied uranium green rigaree trail and silver collar. The stopper an in upright leaf with an applied and crimped uranium green edge. Silver collar hallmarked London 1897.

This is an invogue decanter of the period by Stuart Crystal. It is as good as anything made by Whitefriars glass. Unfortunately the silver makers mark is too indistinct to make out.

Reference: The Decanter, Andy McConnell, page 412

Height: 10 inches

Width: 5 inches

This is a Stuart Crystal shaft and globe decanter, with rib moulded body with four dimples between each of which is an applied uranium yellow rigaree trail and an applied uranium yellow neck ring. The stopper an in upright leaf with an applied and crimped uranium yellow edge. Made circa 1890-1900.

A smaller version of the above decanter, with all the making the same except on a smaller scale.

Reference: The Decanter, Andy McConnell, page 412

Height: 6.5 inches

Width: 3.5 inches

This is a wrythen khaki green decanter with a blown ball stopper. The body and stoppers each have four indents at their widest point. Made late 19th century.

I suspect this are made by John Walsh Walsh based on other similar decanters, but I have no evidence of this. This type of colour was never really that common, but seems to be of that period. Note this is a smaller decanter and holds less than a pint.

Height: 8.5 inches

Width: 3.5 inches

This is a pair of wrythen onion shaped decanters with blown ball stoppers. They have no pouring lip and single neck ring near the lip. The body and stoppers each have four indents at their widest point. Made late 19th century.

I suspect these are made by John Walsh Walsh based on other similar decanters, but I have no evidence of this. These decanters are reminiscent of early 18th century wine bottles with the onion shape, single neck ring and lack of pouring lip.

Height: 10 inches

Width: 5 inches