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19th Century Glass Wine Rinser c1860

19th Century Glass Wine Rinser c1860

£35.00 $43.52 Product Code: 2019081819

Date & Origin 

England, c1860 period of Victoria

Condition

Excellent, age-related wear as shown. 

Dimensions 

Height: 9.3cm   Diameter: 14cm.

Weight

420 grams

Technical Description 

An exceptional glass wine rinser dating to 1860. A bucket bowl with two pulled sections to rest the handles of wine glasses. Slice cutting around the neck with pillar moulding below. Star cut base. Used for rinsing wine glasses at the dining table between wines. This is a high-quality example.

Historical Relevance

The 'Pony Express' mail service used horseback riders in 157 Pony Express relay stations across the prairies, plains, deserts, and mountains of the Western United States to deliver messages between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts in about ten days. After only 1 year, in March 1861 after suffering large losses and not gaining the mail contract The Pony Express Company ceased trading.

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