Antique Pair Silver Plated Wine Bottle Coasters 20th Century

A very attractive vintage Neo-classical revival silver plated wine coaster, dating from the second half of the 20th Century. If features a shaped body decorated with beading and e...

A magnificent pair of large silver plated bronze table doves, circa 1900 in date. These cire perdue cast table ornaments have been realistically modelled in individual stances with ...

This is a very attractive antique pair of Italian silver plated fighting cockerels, circa 1920 in date. These beautifully sculpted and hand-chased fine textured cockerels are in realistic aggressive and dynamic fighting poses with flowing plumage and open wings ready to attack. They will add a touch of action to your dining table, game table or buffet. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 20 cm x Width 16 cm x Depth 15 cm Height 19 cm x Width 15 cm x Depth 16 cm Dimensions in inches: Height 8 inches x Width 6 inches x Depth 6 inches Height 7 inches x Width 6 inches x Depth 6 inches A cockfight is a sport between two roosters (cocks), or more accurately gamecocks, held in a ring called a cockpit. The history of raising fowl for fighting goes back 6,000 years. The first documented use of the word gamecock, denoting use of the cock as to a “game”, a sport,pastime or entertainment, was recorded in 1646, after the term “cock of the game” used by George Wilson, in the earliest known book on the sport of cockfighting in The Commendation of Cocks and Cock Fighting in 1607. But it was during Magellan's voyage of discovery of the Philippines in 1521 when modern cockfighting was first witnessed and documented by AntonioPigafetta, Magellan's chronicler, in the kingdom of Taytay. The combatants, referred to as gamecocks, are specially bred birds, conditioned for increased stamina and strength. The comb and wattle are cut off in order to meet show standards of the American Gamefowl Society and the Old English Game...

A very attractive pair of silver plated wine coasters with superb pierced and embossed decoration, bearing the impressed makers mark, JD, on the base, and dating from Circa 1920. A ...

BARKER ELLIS - Quality silver plate on copper bottle coaster - featuring a Regency style pierced border and rope twist rim with a turned wood insert - green velvet liner to the under...

This silver plated antique bottle coaster is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1900 and done in a Victorian style. This bottle coaster ...

This antique silver plated dual wine bottle coaster or slide shows no maker's marks, but is presumed to have been made in England in circa 1820 in the period Regency style. The coast...

This is a pair of vintage wine coasters. A Chinese, silver plate bottle stand, dating to themid 20th century, circa 1950. Bright appearance and ...