London - Crystal Serveware

This is a superb antique Edwardian coromandel cased three decanter Betjemann’s patent tantalus, with sterling silver mounts, 1905 in date. Skillfully crafted in coromandel with a st...

An attractive English Victorian silver plated three bottle tantalus set by James Richardson, circa 1890 in date. It features a hinged locking bar with a loop handle with acanthus-cast junctions and has three hand cut crystal decanters...

A vintage sterling silver mounted diamond pattern crystal square decanter and stopper, with halllmarks for Birmingham, 1973 and the makers mark of A Chick & Sons Ltd. The tapering ...

A superb pair of sterling silver mounted diamond pattern crystal decanters and coaster set, 19th century in date. The tapering cylinder shaped diamond pattern crystal decanters fea...

This is a splendid English antique cut crystal vase, circa 1900 in date. This wonderful cylindrical vase is ideal for almost any floral arrangement, while the vase itself boasts st...

This is a superb antique Victorian coromandel, brass mounted and cased three decanter tantalus and games compendium, Circa 1880 in date. It was skillfully crafted in rare coromandel with cut brass mounts, three cut crystal glass decanters with stoppers, a mirrored back and a twin lidded compartment with a Bramah lock, opening to reveal a compartment containing five glasses. There is a secret base drawer with playing cards, cribbage board, dice and chips. It can be opened by pressing the disguised brass button which is just in front of the central decanter. It is a decorative piece which is also very practical, and would make a lovely gift. It is complete with the original working Bramah lock and key, which locks everything. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 33 cm x Width 38 cm x Depth 11 cm Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 3 inches x Depth 4 inches Coromandel wood or Calamander wood is a valuable wood from India, Sri Lanka and South East Asia. It is of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes (or the other way about), very heavy and hard. It is also known as Macassar Ebony or variegated ebony and is closely related to genuine ebony, but is obtained from different species in the same genus; one of these is Diospyros quaesita Thwaites, from Sri Lanka. The name Calamander comes from the local sinhalese name, 'kalu-medhiriya', which means dark chamber; referring to the characteristic ebony black wood. Coromandel wood has been logged to extinction over the last 2 to 3 hundred years and is no longer available for new work in any quantity. Furniture in coromandel is so expensive and so well looked after that even recycling it is an unlikely source. A substitute, Macassar Ebony, has similar characteristics and to the untrained eye is nearly the same but it lacks the depth of colour seen in genuine Coromandel. Bramah is London's oldest security company. Established at 124 Piccadilly, London in 1784, and today based in Marylebone, London and Romford, Essex. Bramah made their first lock in 1784 and the patent was awarded in 1787. The designer was Joseph Bramah. Joseph Bramah was a leading inventor of the industrial revolution, patenting over 18 new ideas, including a new valve for the water closet (toilet), the hydraulic pump, a fountain pen, and a fire engine. Bramah also introduced a beer hand pump for use at the bar, to prevent fluid loss when barmen went downstairs to pour a new jug! Due to the quality of his manufacturing, his name became a by-word amongst British Engineers for engineering excellence and many of his inventions are on display in the Science Museum in London. You can find one of his original toilets still working in Osborne House, Queen Victoria's home on the Isle of Wight. The Bramah lock was unique and advanced property and valuables protection enormously. Indeed it was 50 years ahead of any Chubb lock...

This is a splendid antique Waterford cut crystal vase, circa 1900 in date. This wonderful vase has a delightful sloping neck which is ideal for al...

A superb vintage sterling silver mounted hobnail-cut clear cut glass ice bucket with swing handle and star cut base. The ice bucket fully marked, with hallmarks for Birmingham 1988....

A superb vintage sterling silver mounted hobnail-cut clear cut glass ice bucket with swing handle and star cut base. The ice bucket fully marked, with hallmarks for Birmingham 1988....

England, circa 1820 Two Regency cut glass spirit decanters, one blue, one turquoise, with faceted sides and stoppers. £850 GBP each, or £1,700 GBP ...

An elegant Vintage English Sheffield silverplated twelve place setting 138 piece canteen of cutlery marked Sheffield EPNS, late 20th Century in date. This impressive set includes a ...

A superb pair of vintage sterling silver mounted hobnail-cut crystal square decanters and stoppers, with halllmarks for London, 1982 and the makers mark of the world renowned Bond Street retailer Asprey & Co Ltd The square hobnail-cut crystal decanters feature strling silver mounted rims with faceted globular glass stoppers. Add an elegant touch to your next dining experience. Condition: In excellent condition, with no dings dents or chips, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 26 x Width 10 x Depth 10 Dimensions in inches: Height 10 inches x Width 4 inches x Depth 4 inches Asprey was established in England in 1781 and founded as a silk printing business by William Asprey, it soon became a luxury emporium. In 1841, William Asprey's elder son Charles went into partnership with a stationer located on London's Bond Street. In 1847 the family broke with this partner and moved into 167 New Bond Street, the premises Asprey occupies today. From its central London location Asprey advertised 'articles of exclusive design and high quality, whether for personal adornment or personal accompaniment and to endow with richness and beauty the table and homes of people of refinement and discernment.' An early speciality was dressing cases. Asprey crafted traditional cases and designs, mostly in leather, suitable for the new style of travel ushered in by railways. The main competitors at the time were H.J. Cave & Sons. Asprey was recognised for its expertise when it won a gold medal for its dressing cases at the International Exhibition of 1862 but lost out to its rivals, H.J. Cave & Sons in 1867. The company consolidated its position through acquisitions. In 1859 Asprey absorbed Edwards, an award winning maker of dressing cases and holder of a Royal Warrant. The company also purchased the Alfred Club at 22 Albemarle Street, which backed on to the New Bond Street store and meant that Asprey now had entrances on two of London's most fashionable streets. In 1862, Asprey was granted a Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria. The Prince of Wales, later to be crowned Edward VII, granted another Royal Warrant. In 1953, for the coronation of Elizabeth II, Asprey paid homage with the Asprey Coronation Year Gold Collection, which featured a dessert, coffee and liqueur service in 18-carat gold and weighed almost 27 pounds. In April 1953, it went on show in the New Bond Street store and subsequently toured the United States. As the business grew, the company acquired manufacturing facilities and hired silversmiths, goldsmiths, jewellers and watchmakers including Ernest Betjeman, the father of the distinguished poet John Betjeman, one of the most highly regarded craftsman and designers of his day. In the twenties, commissions poured in from around the world, from American millionaire J. Pierpont Morgan to potentates such as the Maharaja of Patiala, who commissioned a huge teak travelling trunk for each of his wives in which each trunk was fitted with solid silver washing and bathing utensils with waterspouts of ornate tiger head and lined with blue velvet. Asprey cigarette cases became collectable amongst young sophisticates who delighted in its other modern products, including travel clocks, safety razors and automatic pencil sharpeners. Asprey Jewellery...