Georgian, George IV, Pair of Old Sheffield Plate Armorial Wine Coolers. Of campana form with leaf capped twin handles. The rims with applied shell and leaf decoration. Each wine cooler has a detachable inner rim. The wine coolers feature an armorial to one side and a crest to the other side, within rubbed in silver squares. The crest is of a stag's head gorged with a wreath of leaves and this is for Hicks. The armorial is the marital arms of Hicks and Bailey. A heraldry report accompanies this item. The detachable rims are numbered 1 and 2, corresponding to numbers inside the cooler rims.
Each has the orb and cross mark for Blagden, Hodgson & Co, Sheffield circa 1820.
In excellent order with areas of warm copper bleed and light surface wear commensurate with age. The wine coolers have not been replated.
Approximate weight for the pair is 6.2 kilos.
Approximate dimensions are 27.8 cm height, 23 cm length and 22 cm rim diameter.
These may ship overseas as two parcels.