A rare early English mallet form magnum serving bottle, circa 1720-30
Of generous shouldered shape with a tapering cylindrical neck and bladed string rim, applied with a plain flattened loop handle, 24.5cm high
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Paul Gresswell-Wilkins Collection
For a discussion of the form see Jane Hollingworth, Collecting Decanters (1980), p.43, type 18b. An octagonal example with a pouring lip is illustrated by Andy McConnell, The Decanter (2004), p.67, pl.89 (left).
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Of generous shouldered shape with a tapering cylindrical neck and bladed string rim, applied with a plain flattened loop handle, 24.5cm high
Provenance
Paul Gresswell-Wilkins Collection
For a discussion of the form see Jane Hollingworth, Collecting Decanters (1980), p.43, type 18b. An octagonal example with a pouring lip is illustrated by Andy McConnell, The Decanter (2004), p.67, pl.89 (left).
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