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Antique Wine Coasters and Tasters
Coasters perform three functions. First, they prevent drips of wine from staining the table or its tablecloth. Second, they prevent decanters from touching one another and so from chipping. Third, decanters in coasters can be slid (coasted) from one person to another across a polished surface - indeed, in former times they were called decanters slides.
If these three reasons were not sufficient to justify their presence on a well-dressed dining table, then their usually elegant proportions and fine workmanship should do so!
English wine tasters are a considerable rarity, and in general they were made for use by wine merchants, rather than in a domestic context. Most are made of silver as that medium reflects light in dim light, and it is sturdy enough to withstand the rigours of commercial use. Tasters are recorded in glass and porcelain, which probably were for domestic use.
4039 A Silver Soda Siphon Holder or Bottle Coaster
Objects like this are usually called bottle coasters, but they are really soda siphon holders... Date: 1907
Price: UK customers £950, US customers $1,570
9771 A Large Mahogany Coaster on Casters
This unusual coaster was probably made to accommodate a ship's decanter - or even cheese... Date: c.1830
Price: UK customers £525, US customers $865
3486 A Pair of Silver Coasters by Robert Hennell
This is a better-than-average pair of silver coasters made in the workshops of Robert Hennell... Date: 1776
Price: UK customers £2,450, US customers $4,045
4036 A Very Rare Rolled Paperwork Coaster
'Rolled paperwork' as it is usually called, was an art-form practised in the late 18th... Date: c.1790
Price: UK customers £825, US customers $1,360
4037 A Magnum Mahogany Coaster
This is a good example of a variety of coaster which is becoming increasingly difficult... Date: c.1780
Price: UK customers £320, US customers $530
4038 A Small Mahogany Coaster
Small 18th century coasters are almost more seldom seen than magnums. Although this is a... Date: c.1780
Price: UK customers £185, US customers $305
4041 An Irish Mahogany Coaster
There can be little doubt that this coaster was made in Ireland, as it exhibits... Date: c.1820
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4042 A Very Large Mahogany Coaster
This impressive coaster is very large, and was almpost certainly made by James Mein of... Date: c.1825
Price: UK customers £520, US customers $860
4067 A Pair of Black Lacquer Papier Mache Coasters
This pair of papier mâché coasters are typical examples of a very popular vogue at... Date: c.1800
Price: UK customers £320, US customers $530
4068 A Mahogany Magnum Coaster
This is a good example of a mahogany coaster of excellent colour and patination. The... Date: c.1770
Price: UK customers £320, US customers $530
4069 A very large Mahogany Coaster by Wm. Bryden of Edinburgh.
Almost all large mahogany coasters set on three brass casters with leather laminated rollers were... Date: c.1830-60
Price: UK customers £700, US customers $1,155
4079 A Silver Wine Taster
This may not be quite 'antique', but it has many attributes associated with antiques. It... Date: 1933
Price: UK customers £450, US customers $745
4093 A Large Mahogany Coaster
This mahogany coaster is probably large enough to take most decanters of double magnum capacity,... Date: c.1820
Price: UK customers £420, US customers $695
4094 A Very Small Mahopgany Coaster
Antique coasters of small size are seldom seen, but this is as small an example... Date: c.1800
Price: UK customers £160, US customers $265
4102 A Pretty Pair of Inlaid Mahogany Magnum Coasters
This interesting and pretty pair of coasters will hold every magnum decanter I currently have... Date: c.1780
Price: UK customers £625, US customers $1,030
5012 A Large Mahogany Coaster
This is a rare large coater which will take a large magnum or double magnum... Date: c.1810 - 40
Price: UK customers £220, US customers $365
5013 A Very Large Coaster or Small Tray
This is a fine large coaster or small tray. It is certainly sufficiently large for... Date: c.1770
Price: UK customers £345, US customers $570
9553 A single sterling silver coaster
This coaster is made of heavy guage silver. It has a gadrooned rim and the... Date: c.1815
Price: UK customers £650, US customers $1,075
9567 A scarlet lacquered coaster with gilt decoration
This coaster ios early 19th century, and is lacquered in a wooden base. the outside... Date: c.1815
Price: UK customers £185, US customers $305
9650 A Papier Mache Double Coaster Boat
This papier mache double coaster boat is a delightful rarity. The actual coasters are very... Date: c.1790
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9765 Pair of Neo-classical Silver Wine Coasters
This is an elegant pair of silver wine coasters. They were made in 1785 by... Date: 1785
Price: UK customers £2,850, US customers $4,705
9804 A Large and Attractive Silver Coaster
A silver coaster made in Sheffield in 1807 by John Roberts and Co. While the... Date: 1807
Price: UK customers £1,150, US customers $1,900
9805 A High Quality Electroplated Coaster
We do not usually buy electroplated pieces, but this coaster just oozes quality. The solid... Date: c.1860
Price: UK customers £280, US customers $460
9864 A Victorian Papier Mache Coaster
This is a rare coaster of the early Victorian period and in exceptional condition. With... Date: c.1820 - 50
Price: UK customers £195, US customers $320
9901 A Very Rare English Silver Wine Taster
English wine tasters made before the 20th century are very rare - quite unlike their... Date: 1801
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9934 A Fine Pair of Rosewood Coasters
This is a fine pair of treen (wooden) coasters in excellent condition and with a... Date: c.1820
Price: UK customers £925, US customers $1,525
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