CLARET -- very rare form -- 1818 - 1819

VERY RARE FORM ... DECANTER RING : CLARET
1818-19 Decanter Ring ("Bottle Ring"),

George III Regency period London Sterling

Hallmarks : well-struck distinct marks for London, sterling (kings profile, lion passant), date mark "c" for 1818-9

Maker : George Knight
(his first mark, bold GK in rectangular punch [Grimwade p 572 # 840, entered 28 March 1818])

Weight .38 troy ounce; diameter 2-3/4 --2-7/16", width 5/16"

Provenance : ex coll Albert E Mitchler (1943-2019)

# 02402 a................................................................................................... $ 485.