Novelty Decanter
Very Rare Late Georgian Mahogany Novelty Decanter Stand
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The stand for two decanters is modelled in the form of a Royal Naval ship with the original gilt
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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Centerpieces
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Sterling Silver Novelty Decanter for 4 Liquids, 1896, William Comyns
By William Comyns
Located in London, London
decanter, will hold 4 different liquids at the same time, perfect for cocktails or for after dinner drinks
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Antique 1890s English Industrial Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Novelty Silver Mounted Lyre Decanter Hukin & Heath
By Heath & Middleton
Located in Northampton, GB
unusual late 19th-century Novelty Decanter. The Decanter modelled as a classical Lyre with glass body
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Barware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Victorian Novelty Champagne Bottle Decanter, 1893
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome late Victorian decanter made from glass and topped with English Sterling 925 silver
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Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Barware
Materials
Glass
Novelty Art Deco India Super Tyres Advertising Tyre Decanter
Located in Northampton, GB
Novelty Glass Tyre Decanter. The decanter of oval shape with a central hole formed in glass with a glass
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Barware
Materials
Glass
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H 9.06 in W 7.09 in D 3.55 in
Novelty 'Champagne Bottle' Sterling Silver Decanter, London, 1994, Asprey
By Asprey International Limited
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1994 by Asprey & Co. Ltd., this handsome, Sterling Silver Decanter, is
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1990s English Barware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Charming Victorian Novelty Glass & Sterling Silver Decanter 'Duck' - Made 1893
By Saunders & Shepherd
Located in London, London
Silver Decanter, is modelled to resemble a duck, with the hand blown clear glass body and glass handles
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 4.34 in W 5.91 in D 3.15 in
20th Century English Novelty Cut Glass Decanter In The Shape Of A Double Bass
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A charming novelty cut glass decanter, a musical ode in the shape of a double bass. Crafted with
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20th Century British Art Deco Barware
Materials
Brass
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H 14.97 in W 4.73 in D 2.76 in
Antique Sterling Silver Decanter Label / Bottle Ticket Circa 1860
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique European cast sterling silver madeira decanter
Category
Antique 1860s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Glass 'Hunting Horn' Decanter with Silver CAP 'Mouthpiece' London 1893
By John Thomas
Located in London, GB
An Antique Glass ‘Hunting Horn’ decanter with silver cap ‘mouthpiece’ hallmarked for London 1893
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Pitchers
Materials
Silver
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver & Glass "Champagne Bottle" Decanter, c.1895
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late-19th Century Victorian novelty solid silver & glass champagne bottle shaped decanter
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Barware
Materials
Silver
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H 12.6 in Dm 3.55 in
Antique 19th Century Glass and Sterling Silver Large Champagne Bottle, 1892
By Heath & Middleton
Located in London, GB
A wonderful Antique 19th Century Glass and Sterling Silver Novelty Champagne Bottle, 1892 Makers T
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Antique Late 19th Century British Barware
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Tantalus Drinks Box, Faux Books w Hidden Whisky, Gin, Cognac Glass Flasks
Located in Lisse, NL
decanters too are still in good condition and very much ready to be used and enjoyed. This novelty, antique
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Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Blown Glass, Paper
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H 8.5 in W 8 in D 5.7 in
Biedermeier Style Bohemian Hand-Cut And Ground Crystal Liquor Bottle.
Located in Prato, Tuscany
glass production and processing, immediately welcomed the novelty. Still, it was not until the 1600s
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Early 20th Century Czech Biedermeier Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Silver Grenade 12 Person Vodka Drinking Set, Pushkin Alexander, circa 2019
By Pushkin Alexander
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Novelty solid silver butt marker vodka set, comprising 12 vodka shots, grenade shaped decanter and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Barware
Materials
Sterling Silver
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H 11.42 in W 5.91 in D 5.12 in
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President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
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17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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H 88.59 in W 145.67 in D 39.38 in
Modernist Steuben Decanters, Rare and Exceptional
By Steuben Glass
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1930s, Steuben, American. Shape No. 7625. Primary tones and sleek forms collide in this striking pair of rare Art Deco decanters by Steuben. Whether displayed or containing a...
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Antique Majolica Milk Pitcher with Pewter Lid, Bird Motif antique 1900s
By Sarreguemines
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Decorate a shelf or a kitchen counter with this elegant antique milk pitcher. Created attributed to Sarreguemines, France in the 1900s. The milk jug is in very good, used condition ...
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A Very Large George III Five Pedestal Dining Table, c1780
Located in valatie, NY
A rare and important George III five pedestal dining table c1780, with four leaves. The rounded rectangular top of superb timber with reeded edge and tilting action to each pedestal,...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Dining Room Tables
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Georgian Mason's Very Small Ironstone Jug or Pitcher Basket Japan Ptn, Ca 1820
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good, early and very small Mason's Ironstone hydra jug or pitcher in the Basket Japan pattern, made in the English, late Georgian period, circa 1815-1820.
These hydra ju...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Pitchers
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Ironstone
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H 2.88 in W 2.63 in D 2.5 in
Round Room with Shagreen Wallpaper
By Emilio Terry
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This round piece made at the end of the 20th century comes from a Parisian mansion. Its decoration is inspired by the work of the Franco-cuban decorator Emilio Terry (1890 -1869). Th...
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20th Century French Art Deco Panelling
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Alpaca, Mirror, Beech, Plywood, Paper
The Biscuit 'Three Friends' Brush Rest c1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
Modelled as a yellow bird, green deer, and yellow monkey grouped together on a brown-glazed stand. These brush rest with a bird, a monkey and a deer probably refers to the rebus 'may...
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Antique 1720s Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
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English Porcelain Botanical Dinner Service, Coalport, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Comprising pair of sauce tureens on stands, pair of shell dishes, 4 oval dishes, 4 rectangular dishes, 18 plates, (8 dishes). Inscribed in gilt with botanical identification.
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Antique 1840s English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
1930s Art Deco Orange and White Ceramic Rosolio Set by Rometti Umbertide
By Rometti Ceramics 1
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A ceramic liquor set designed and manufactured in the Thirties by Rometti Umbertide, it'is in good conditions overall with normal signs of use and age, it's signed on the bottom Rome...
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Large Venini Vase 'Coreano', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Venini Vase 'Coreano', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966
A blue and green a fasce a spirale vase from the Coreani series. Designed in 1966 by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini. Produ...
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Silver Plate Victorian Decanter Tantalus
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine silver plate decanter tantalus with fine englaveing on both sides holding three elaborately cut decanters with most unusual four pour necks.
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Antique 1870s Victorian Crystal Serveware
Unique Folk Art Copper Viking Ship Table Piece with Shields and Boxes on Deck
Located in Lisse, NL
High quality Viking Folk Art.
This all handcrafted, realistic and detailed Viking ship was undoubtedly designed and crafted by a Scandinavian artisan. This impressive table piece is...
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Early 20th Century European Medieval Nautical Objects
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Copper, Brass, Bronze
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H 14.2 in W 12.6 in D 7.9 in
English 1920s Gaff Cutter Four Sail Pond Yacht on Stand with Solid Hull
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Gaff Cutter pond yacht from circa 1920, with solid hull and four sails. Step into the serene world of vintage nautical elegance with this English Gaff Cutter pond yacht fr...
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Early 20th Century English Nautical Objects
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Brass
H 29.75 in W 30.5 in D 5.4 in
19th Century Paul Storr Silver Tea Urn
By Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, Paul Storr
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinarily rare and masterfully crafted tea urn is by the hand of the master Georgian silversmith Paul Storr. Created by Storr while working for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell...
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Sterling Silver
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Debain French Sterling Silver Liquor Cups, Tray and Crystal Decanter, Ribbons
By Alphonse Debain
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
and engraved cut crystal decanter. Each ornately decorated in neoclassical styling with ribbons. No
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Antique 1890s French Neoclassical Sterling Silver
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Crystal, Gold, Sterling Silver
Rare Novelty Decanter in the Form of a Parakeet, circa 1915-1920
Located in London, GB
A rare novelty decanter in the form of a perched parakeet on a counter-balanced stand, circa 1915
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Early 20th Century British Animal Sculptures
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Bronze, Metal, Silver
19th German Solid Silver and Etched Glass Novelty Decanter, circa 1890
By J.D. Schleissner & Söhne 1
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century German solid silver mounted hand etched glass novelty decanter, modelled as a
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Antique 19th Century German Barware
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H 13.78 in W 4.34 in D 7.49 in
Antique German Solid Silver and Etched Glass Novelty Decanter, circa 1890
By J.D. Schleissner & Söhne 1
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century German solid silver mounted hand etched glass novelty decanter, modelled as a
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Antique 19th Century German More Dining and Entertaining
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Silver
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Baccarat Novelty Decanter Set in Faux Leather-Form Case
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Superb novelty 'stack of books' containing baccarat glassware circa 1910.
Glasses etched
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Early 20th Century French Victorian Barware
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Leather
Vintage Swedish Novelty Decanter - Nautical / Railway Signal Lantern c.1950
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and fun decanter or cocktail shaker made from silver plate with the original green
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Barware
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Silver Plate
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H 8.25 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Rare Bronze Parakeet Decanter English ca. 1910-15
Located in London, GB
A rare novelty decanter in the form of a parakeet on a perch.
It has a glass body & bronzed metal
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Early 20th Century British Barware
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Bronze
Rare Victorian Silver and Cut Glass Novelty Duck Decanter / Jug, 1894
By Henry Wilkinson & Co.
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and rare English cut glass novelty decanter / claret jug in the form of a charming
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Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Sterling Silver
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Sterling Silver
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H 7.75 in W 7 in D 4 in
Novelty Barrel Spirit Decanter
By Henry William Dee
Located in London, GB
A very stylish Victorian Sterling silver spirit decanter in the form of a barrel by Henry William
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Barware
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Sterling Silver
Midcentury Novelty, Musical Gun Decanter, Japan, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This novelty piece was given as a gift in 1964 to the manager of a Danish company called Carl
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Barware
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Metal, Brass
Novelty Barware - Champagne Bottle Decanter - Hukin & Heath London 1896
By Hukin & Heath
Located in London, London
and Glass Decanter, is designed to look like a champagne bottle.
The decanter measures 11"(28cm
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Barware
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Sterling Silver
Two Superb Quality Novelty Silver Mounted Spirit Decanters with Padlocks
By Asprey International Limited, Hukin & Heath
Located in London, GB
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Vintage 1910s English Barware
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Antique Novelty Silver Plate Decanter Shaped as a Portable Lantern
Located in London, London
Made circa 1910 by Marples, Wingfield & Wilkins, this novelty, George V, antique, silver plated
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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Sheffield and Silverplate
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Novelty Studio Glass Decanter Modelled as a Fish, Sweden 1948
Located in London, GB
Rare novelty studio glass decanter modelled as a fish with silver hallmarked stopper designed by
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Glass
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Rare Early 20th Century Austrian Novelty Owl Decanter c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent genuine novelty blue glass decanter with silver plated fittings. We have left the
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Barware
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20th Century Novelty Duck Decanter Maker Janetti, Italy, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
This rare decanter is from the Art Deco period and both the glass body and the silver plated mounts
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20th Century Italian Barware
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Silver Plate
19th Century Scottish Silver & Glass Novelty Double Decanter, Edinburgh, c.1880
By Mackay & Chisholm
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th Century Scottish silver mounted on hand etched glass novelty double decanter, for whisky and
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Antique 19th Century Scottish Barware
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Silver
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H 11.42 in W 5.12 in D 1.97 in
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Novelty Horse Decanter, Louis Dee circa 1883
By Louis Dee
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Victorian very unusual and unique novelty solid silver mounted horse shoe
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Barware
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Antique 19Thc Victorian Solid Silver Novelty Horse Decanter, Louis Dee C.1883
By Louis Dee
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian very unusual and unique novelty solid silver mounted horse shoe
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Barware
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Sterling Silver
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Antique Novelty Glass and Sterling Silver Gin Pig Decanter by Elkington & Co
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1901 by Elkington & Co., this novelty, charming, Victorian, Antique
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Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Sterling Silver
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H 7.09 in W 11.03 in D 3.94 in
Superb English Art Deco Locking Decanter by Hukin & Heath
Located in London, GB
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19th Century Victorian Solid Silver & Glass "Champagne Bottle" Decanter, c.1888
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th Century Victorian novelty solid silver & glass champagne bottle shaped decanter, with glass
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20th Century Silver Plated and Glass Car Steering Wheel Decanter, circa 1960
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Novelty mid-20th century English handmade silver plated and glass decanter. Of donut shape, cut
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Located in London, GB
A superb pair of vintage Stuart crystal decanters and stoppers, one signed to the base, mid 20th
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Located in New York, NY
Novelty wine decanter and smoking set in the form of fitted silver champagne bottle. Bottle comes
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20th Century Italian Silver Mounted Walrus Wine Jug, Buccellati, c.1980
By Buccellati
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
20th Century Italian silver & glass novelty wine decanter, the blown glass body and silver head
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Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare, unused midcentury novelty decanter.
In the form of a rocket ship.
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20th Century Edwardian Silver & Glass Novelty Dog Decanter, Elkington circa 1905
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century Edwardian solid silver mounted on blown glass novelty decanter, modelled
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Victorian Solid Silver Novelty Barrel Spirit Decanter, London, 1894
By Martin, Hall & Co. Ltd.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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Antique 19th century extremely rare Victorian Novelty spirit decanter in the form of
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Novelty Silver and Glass Scotch Tyre Shaped Decanter, Birmingham 1907
By Heath & Middleton
Located in London, GB
A great novelty scotch tyre shaped decanter with glass body that reads "when tyred scotch." It
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Early 20th Century British Barware
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Sterling Silver
Vintage Musical Gun Decanter, Japan, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This novelty piece was given as a gift in 1964 to the manager of a Danish company called Carl
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Barware
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Metal, Brass
1930s Hand-Carved Wooden German Shepherd Dog Decanter / Bottle Cover
Located in Lisse, NL
Great novelty item for the lovers of shepherd dogs and rare barware.
This rare decanter from the
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Mid-20th Century German Barware
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Pair of Painted Carved Wood Tiplers Sculpture Decanters / Bottles or Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Great novelty items for collectors and lovers of rare barware.
These rare sculptural decanters
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Wood, Glass
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Rare French Mid-1800s Liquor Tantalus Drinks Box w. Two Stacks of Leather Books
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique double stack of leather books design liquor tantalus with hidden glasses & decanters.
If
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Novelty Decanter Set
Located in London, GB
Austrian novelty glass & silver plate decanter set with 8 matching glasses - in the form of a caged
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Silver Plate
Pair Austrian Square Glass Decanters with Dogs Head Stoppers
Located in London, GB
Pair Austrian Square Glass Novelty Decanters with Silver Plate Stoppers in the form of Dogs Heads
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Silver Plate
Novelty Dog Decanters
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Matched pair of novelty dog decanters. Each with a sterling silver collar and corked stopper with
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Asprey & Co Novelty Glass Dog Decanter
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Novelty Decanter For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the novelty decanter you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, silver and glass, every novelty decanter was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a novelty decanter — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right novelty decanter, those designed in Victorian, Mid-Century Modern and Industrial styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one novelty decanter that is appealing in its simplicity, but Elkington & Co., J.D. Schleissner & Sons and Louis Dee produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Novelty Decanter?
Prices for a novelty decanter start at $413 and top out at $16,949 with the average selling for $4,700.
Finding the Right Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass for You
Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?
Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.
Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.
Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.
“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”
Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.
At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.
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