Antique Spill Holders

-like holders, ready to spill golden candlelight across any grand salon. Every inch is a celebration of

single curved carrying handle, a pen tray, two cut glass inkbottles, two spill holders and a candle with

back to the 15th century, as do the vases that held them. From 1700-1870 spill holders were made of

1700-1870 spill holders were made of wood, iron, porcelain, pottery, brass and even wall paper. There

them. From 1700-1870 spill holders were made of wood, iron, porcelain, pottery, brass and even wall

posies or spills. Spill vases have a cylindrical holder for containing splints or rolled paper tapers

. Called spill holders or tidy boxes these pieces were often placed by fireplaces and used to keep matches

that held them. From 1700-1870 spill holders were made of wood, iron, porcelain, pottery, brass and

them. From 1700-1870 spill holders were made of wood, iron, porcelain, pottery, brass and even wall

Pair of Handblown Glass Vases or Spill Holders made by the Cambridge and Boston Glass Co. Each

; the candle arm incorporating spill holders, and the decorated candle holders terminating with

both decorate a shrine as well as act as a joss-stick or spill holder, as well as for the export market

Pair of Staffordshire pottery quill holder spill vases, c. 1860. Well modelled as two dogs, wearing