Red Glass Wine Decanter and Goblets

[mariok54]

I think we're in agreement re the stopper .. something aint quite right.

Slightly going off topic ... I have always been a hoarder and  for years saved all the 'cork' corks after the wine and bottle were recycled, but not necessarily the same way 

I amassed quite a number of them and used to use them for a variety of applications. With heavy planters in the garden, if there was no crock available then a few inches of corks would do the trick ... I made a pair of hollow stereo stands, quite tall beasts, but the fact that they were hollow seemed to  impact on the sound, so I filled them with cork! Sound was great. Going back to the planters, we've changed the compost over the years, but the cork still lives on! So, Kids. there really is no cork heaven, sorry.

[mart]

You are right Mario !! But perhaps the reason that it is not quite right is because it is part of a set !!  Maybe the cork was designed for the bottle and not the jug. Could have been a tray or other pieces as well.  You know the Victorians went overboard on things !!

[KC]

From what I can tell the ornate stopper top, face of, looks much like the one on the base.

Looks much like ones from France.....

However, when I look closer at the design on the base of the two pics....they appear slightly different!

[WTMammoth]

Finally had a chance to take some more detailed pictures.  I have ones from every angle in high resolution, I'll post what I can on here.  The metal looks to be silver.  There is a close up of the marking on the bottom of the decanter.

[ironlord1963]

The Hallmark appears to Be A K . C  ??   This could be Argentum Silver Co. out of New York but that would make this a Mid Century piece.  It appears Silverplate on the bottom, but the oranate Black would be lots of Tarnish, that would suggest something very much older.

[cogar]

Me thinks everything is original, including the cork stopper.

And me thinks the cork stopper was intentionally made that way so as to prevent the metal portion of the stopper from ever coming in contact with the glass ..... thus averting any chance of broken glass, .... due to rough treatment or expansion.

[hosman321]

I am in LOVE with this set, it's amazing! I see, for the mark, "AK&C" Last two letters might be "LS"?

[hosman321]

I wonder if the last 2 are LD for "Limited." I saw a lot of companies abbreviate it that way through my search. I looked through the English/American silver and silverplate marks and didn't find this one. 

[waywardangler]

The last part of the marking is triple stamped and quite unclear. I think whatever letter is after the "L" (if it is an L) is above the L and not in line with it. I think it is part of the L abbreviation and not a separate letter than means something.

[KC]

I have seen the L with number (6 and *) used with Swedish items  dating in the 1930's as a date stamp and have also seen it on English items.

Agree it is A K & C from my perspective as well.  But have to determine the metal....

[waywardangler]

http://www.heirloomsantiques.com.au/wmf-a-17.html for Albert Kohler u Cie (AK & Cie), an Austrian metalwork company in 1900. His work greatly resembles this decanter metalwork.

I think the mark is "AK & Cie". I believe what we are looking at is A. K. & C. and then IE raised up with a line under it so the I appears to be an L.

See the AK&C IE stamp on this page http://www.titusomega.com/Object%20Profile%20and%20Photos/METALWARE/WMF%20twin%20dish%20m%2080.htm

[ironlord1963]

    Good Job Wayward, Looks like a match to me.  You Rock 

[KC]

Great Job!

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[waywardangler]

Its too bad we are not all located close to ironlord or we could all toast his return to the forum with a pint at a local watering hole. 

[talesofthesevenseas]

Here here!!