Date & Origin
Holland, c1790.
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear, no chips cracks or restoration, orginal stoppers
Dimensions
Height: 17.5cm, Length 7.5cm, Depth 5.5cm
Weight
340 grams
Technical Description
A pair of late 18th century Dutch Boxl Decanters. They have their original gilded ball stoppers with gilded geometrics and flowers on the shoulders. Polished pontils.
Historical Relevance
In 1798, Wolfe Tone, a Protestant lawyer, led the Society of United Irishmen in a rebellion against British rule in Ireland. The SUI recruited supporters among Catholics and Presbyterians, but was beset by internal divisions. After failing to secure French assistance, the rebellion was ruthlessly crushed by British forces. It effectively ended with the capture of Tone in October of the same year. He was sentenced to hang, but took his own life first.
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