Topic: some old Georgian Mini-decanters, cruet? one with little spoon??

[Andy]

Couldnt resist these at local auction, silly price, 200 years of grime,
i was very naughty, and put them in the dishwasher   All came out OK!
Comparing them to decanters, most are probably c 1800 -1840,
Any ideas what their use may have been , i especially love the one with the
brass spoon, suggestions for its use , welcome.
probably English. all about 5 to 7 inches tall, couple of old jugs, and little green vase looks old also.

Cheers all,
Andy

[Frank]

The spoon one reminds of the cocaine bottles sold here that have a similar spoon arrangement. I think ? recently discussed opium bottles were dismissed such use as opium came in a tarry form.

Perhaps for some sort of medicine though, or a salt for a picnic case.

[Andy]

Hi Frank,
it does look like a cocaine spoon, actually im having doubts about the stoppers , i think
most are replacements, and the one with the spoon, doesnt reach the bottom of its
bottle, and i think would be impractical to scoop out what ever was in the bottle.
Andy

[Ivo]

snuff bottle !

[pamela]

which one please?

[Frank]

last two pics Pamela.

[krsilber]

Yep, I agree with Ivo, snuff bottle.  Very nice one, too!

Not sure about the 1800-1840 dates you mention.  Several of those look very similar to stuff made in the first half of the 20th C.

If you have a blacklight handy, I'd be interested to know which ones fluoresce.

[Andy]

Hello Kristi,
well , i got out the UV, expecting nothing, but Hey! some of them glow  :mrgreen:
interestingly, 3 glow about the same as there relative stoppers, so i expect them to be
the correct ones.
I will pop a few more photos on later, i think im close with the age, they are DEF not20th C!  ,
(well, not the stoppered bottles, little jugs may be later)
I will show some closer shots of the cuts and patterns on them.

Which was the link about clear glass glowing, i didnt read it closely, id better have another look

Cheers
Andy   

[krsilber]

Yeah, that would be great to be able to see the cutting better.  And to know which ones glow, and what color.

I'm not sure which link you're talking about.  Was it one of mine?

[Andy]

Hi Kristi,
a picture with some of their larger relations, its not very good for the patterns,
i will get back to this topic when i have more time, and i will test all my old decanters
under UV.
Cheers
Andy
( ive been buying too much, shelves are full, need to get something on ebay to fund the
next purchases   )