Topic: Stevens & Williams double cased hock glass ...

[claretjugcollector]

and i am quite sure she is not austrian as well ... :ra:

[rosieposie]

A lovely glass Thomas....might we be able to see some of your collection sometime please?

Quote from Sue:

I gave up drinking a long time ago - before good wine hit the shops here! 
I have memories of sweet cheap(ish) hock - not the most pleasant stuff around.

Can we take it then that you were previously known as brahms-liszt Sue? :wsh:

[chopin-liszt]

 :nogos:
That was back in the days when I tried to get credit from a bottle-bank, Rosie!

[johnphilip]

Yes Thomas your glass is numero uno , the glass i dream of finding in the charity shop :X: i see you drink one of my favourite wines Faustino 1 probably chased by Juan Carlos 1 from a suitable glass , have you tried a good Italian red Barolo to wash down Wild Boar or a simple Rabbit . Keep up the good work SEASONS GREETINGS Johan Von Trilsbach , alias JP  :fc: :sg: :sn: :hi: :ho:

[oldglassman]

Hi Thomas , your wine selection is as impeccable as your Claret jug selection , I first began drinking Paterninas Faustino N#1 back in the 80s I think before anybody in this country had any idea about the good wines that came from that particular vineyard,I used to travel to Liverpool especially to buy that 1(£4.50p a bottle!!!!!!! at the time ) and also malts from the cask,the cellar owner also had a Spanish restaurant and at each visit was treated to  a meal on the house ,(probably because my friend and I always filled the car to capacity on each visit), once he had only 3 bottles of Paternina Gran Reserva dated 1955 and he gave me one , yuk!!!!!! it was horrible ,needless to say the consumption has gone down greatly over the years and my preference now is for Sancerre and Puilly Fume which I collect on  trips to stay with friends in the Loire Valley, so this Christmas will be stocking up again from the vineyard , though the local(Loire) reds are also very good.

I still say the best taste is achieved from a nice 18thc goblet though !!!!! :thup:

 :cheers: Peter.

[claretjugcollector]

hi Peter

i must admit the wine you selected are great ones - especially the sancerre and of course Pouilly Fumé .. but you know before you can use the 18 century goblet you need a nice silver mounted claret jug to decant a fine red wine  :sm:

all the best , Thomas

[oldglassman]

Hee Hee     you have the 'jugs',,,,,, :hiclp: I have the glasses :hiclp: ,,,,,, we both love the wine ,lets have a party :dance: :band:   and even now i can sometimes be usefull in providing the music  :mus:

 :cheers:

Peter.

[claretjugcollector]

yeah lets have a great xmas party :fc: :fc:

and on the next day ... :sick: :sm:

[Bernard C]

Thomas — I couldn't help noticing that the feet of your lovely glass and the three Fieldings examples have a striking resemblance to the feet of my Mystery set of tiny tazzas, comports or sweetmeats, which I queried here a few weeks ago.   Unfortunately the discussion headed off in the direction of purpose or function rather than attribution. These minitazzas have a finely cut star base with the profile of an eight-petalled flower — which I've not seen elsewhere. I would be most grateful for a photograph of the foot of your glass for comparison. Have you seen this base star by other manufacturers? Bernard C.

[claretjugcollector]

hi Bernard !

yesterday was the auction i bought the glass at - as soon i receive it ( couple of days ) i will send you an image  :ru:

and i have seen these star many times before often used for glass inserts ( bohemian i think )..