Description:
A LATE 18TH CENTURY OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE SILVER DOUBLE DECANTER WINE TROLLEY IN THE FORM OF A "JOLLY BOAT". GEORGE III CIRCA 1795.
George III circa 1795. A rare form of decanter trolley of clinker built boat construction with double bottle recesses and stopper recesses.
Similar Jolly boat shown in Gordon Crosskey, Old Sheffield Plate, treffry Publishing, 2011 page 282, fig 334b.
Origin: English
Circa:1795
Height: 2 in. (5 cm.) | Width: 12.5 in. (32 cm.) | Depth: 5.5in. (14 cm.)
Stock Ref: A9426
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