Modern Drinking Glasses

Our business is antiques - and it will remain that way.  However, it has to be acknowledged that few 18th century drinking glasses are really practical.  They may be fine for a little showing-off between glass collectors, but for normal wine drinking, they are not only too valuable to risk breakage in use, but also, with a very few exceptions, they are not shaped to show the nuances of bouquet and taste of wine to its best advantage.

We therefore keep in stock a small range of modern glasses which are available in several sizes, and are shaped for bringing out the best that a wine has to offer, but there are two other factors.  First, they are very inexpensive, and second, they are guaranteed to withstand 5,000 cycles in a dishwasher without going cloudy.  If that were not sufficient, they are also delicate to look at, blown thinly and feel good in the hand; they are not coarse or heavy. We use these glasses ourselves, and recommend them wholeheartedly.

It will be noticed that antique magnum decanters sell at a premium because of their scarcity.  We therefore also stock a large decanter at a modest price.  It is advertised as being magnum size, but actually it will hold three bottles comfortably and 4 bottles at a pinch!  Apart from it being too large for a dishwasher, we would in any event recommend it being hand-washed.

Magnum Ship's Decanter/Carafe

This is a moden classic! The decanter easily holds 2 bottles - in fact it will... Date: NEW

Price: UK customers £72, US customers $120

Modern Dishwasher-proof Wine Glasses

No - we have not abandoned antiques but we felt these were a must-have for... Date: NEW

Price: UK customers £42, US customers $70

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