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SILVER TANTALUS 2-ETCHED-BOTTLES DECANTER SET, 1900's, NUMBERED J-1418-N, 12
SILVER TANTALUS 2-ETCHED-BOTTLES DECANTER SET, 1900's, NUMBERED J-1418-N, 12
SILVER TANTALUS 2-ETCHED-BOTTLES DECANTER SET, 1900's, NUMBERED J-1418-N, 12
SILVER TANTALUS 2-ETCHED-BOTTLES DECANTER SET, 1900's, NUMBERED J-1418-N, 12
SILVER TANTALUS 2-ETCHED-BOTTLES DECANTER SET, 1900's, NUMBERED J-1418-N, 12
SILVER TANTALUS 2-ETCHED-BOTTLES DECANTER SET, 1900's, NUMBERED J-1418-N, 12
SILVER TANTALUS 2-ETCHED-BOTTLES DECANTER SET, 1900's, NUMBERED J-1418-N, 12
SILVER TANTALUS 2-ETCHED-BOTTLES DECANTER SET, 1900's, NUMBERED J-1418-N, 12
SILVER TANTALUS 2-ETCHED-BOTTLES DECANTER SET, 1900's, NUMBERED J-1418-N, 12
SILVER TANTALUS 2-ETCHED-BOTTLES DECANTER SET, 1900's, NUMBERED J-1418-N, 12
SILVER TANTALUS 2-ETCHED-BOTTLES DECANTER SET, 1900's, NUMBERED J-1418-N, 12

SILVER TANTALUS 2-ETCHED-BOTTLES DECANTER SET, 1900's, NUMBERED J-1418-N, 12" H

$ 475.2

Availability: 17 in stock
  • Brand: Unbranded
  • Condition: Excellent Condition! No chips or scratches. This Tantalus has been in my family for 3 generations.
  • Type: Bottles, Decanters & Flasks
  • Age: 1900-1940

    Description

    Presented for sale is a splendid antique (circa 1900) 12"-high silver "TANTALUS" caddy with two 10-1/2" tall hand-cut antique bottles with 1-1/2" high crystal stoppers that fit snuggly into the top of the Tantalus.
    NOTE
    :
    The
    word "
    TANTALUS"
    means a stand in which to lock up
    drink
    decanters
    while
    keeping
    them
    visible
    .
    The bottles are etched with grains and grain leaves, and each design is different from the other, adding to their uniqueness together inside the twin caddy.
    WEIGHT OF THE TANTALUS CADDY PLUS BOTTLES: 4.13 lbs
    HEIGHT OF THE TANTALUS CADDY: 12 INCHES
    HEIGHT OF EACH BOTTLE: 10-1/2 INCHES
    This tantalus was passed down to me from my grandparents (a Wedding Gift to them in 1915). I am 72, so the time is right to let a new family treasure it.
    The caddy has a faux pas lock on it, meaning it attaches to the caddy for the looks but does not lock, nor is there a key nor inner lock mechanisms.
    The 1" high lock was associated with the caddy
    for as long as I can remember in my parents
    home,
    and before that at my grandparents home, when I saw it swinging on the caddy.
    The lock does have a maker's mark on it. On one side is written Eagle Lock Co., and on the other Terryville Conn USA.
    Eagle Lock Co. of Terryville, CT, was one of the first American lock works of the early 1800's.