George III Sheffield-Plated Jolly Boat Double Wine Bottle Coaster C. 1800

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English, Circa 1800.A boat form Sheffield-plated “Jolly Boat” double coaster with two 4.5″ circular wells for bottles and two … more English, Circa 1800.A boat form Sheffield-plated “Jolly Boat” double coaster with two 4.5″ circular wells for bottles and two wells for bottle stoppers. The rails with oar lcosk and stern is engraved with “Numero, Pondere, Mensura” meaning “by weight, number, and measure” armorial or heraldry. Otherwise unmarked.Provenance: From the Collection of a Cambridge, MA Gentleman. A small write up from Christies:Wine coasters shaped as small boats derived their name from the small craft kept on board larger vessels for recreation. Bernard Hughes suggested that jolly-boat coasters evolved from a multi-purpose model ship designed by silversmith John Anderson, shortly after the Battle of Trafalgar (see G.B. Hughes, “Old English Wine-Coasters,” Country Life, 119, May 10, 1956, p. 1006). less

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