Decanters

Decanter (Georgian Period)

with silver cup and walnuts on fine table linen

Decanter with Port Wine, a Silver Cup and two Walnuts

This decanter dates from the Georgian period, possibly Regency (1820). I bought it many years ago from Mrs. Hebe Feinheer, who used to run a fine antiques shop in the village of Halsteren in the southern part of the Netherlands.

The silver cup is a so-called 'doopbeker,' a memento of a child's christening or baptism.

The walnuts are from our own garden and were secured before the two or three red squirrels - who continuously roam our garden when the nuts are ripening - managed to stash them all away somewhere.

Georgian Decanter

Georgian Decanter with Port Wine and a Silver Cup

Decanter with Port Wine

The first painting I made of this decanter. Oil on canvas, 30cm x 40 cm, 2009.

External Links

Carafes and Decanters

The first painting featured in the December 2009 issue of Urbanite Magazine, Baltimore, heading an article on port wines. Read it here: Urbanite Magazine Baltimore

To learn more about English Decanters and Carafes from the Georgian period, you might want to visit the site of Frank Dux Antiques in Bath, England, to browse a good selection of fine glass decanters, many of which are offered for sale: Antique Glass / Frank Dux Antiques

Wyard Druitt are makers of high quality decanter labels. This is a traditional English firm specialising in reproducing rare and unusual antique 18th century designs. Read the 'short history of decanter labels' on their site for a quick overview. Wyard Druitt

Gallery HK, Walstraat, Deventer

Paintings at an Exhibition

Poster for Exhibition

The poster for my exhibition at Gallery HK in the Walstraat in Deventer featured the painting of the Georgian Decanter. I had a number of these posters printed, and then went around a the shops in the inner city, asking if they would be so kind to put it up on their shop door or window for the month of December.

More than 40! were willing to so do, and many visitors to the town saw my paintings announced. Obviously, it was quite a thrill to walk around and see my painting advertised on so many shop windows.