Decanter w/ornate stopper

[lifeisgood81]

I need help identifying this bottle. Not sure if the three pieces go together or not. The collar is silver and has silver marks, the stopper is hand tooled pewter. I collect marbles as well as bottles, so this decanter is the best of both worlds. The marble inside the stopper is a handmade marble made some time in the 1800's.

Lisa

 

[lifeisgood81]

Here is a close up of the stopper.

Lisa

 

[bigkitty53]

Hi Lisa,
Your stopper looks like an early airlock used in making wine,though I've never seen one in pewter.Under the marble,where the bung fits into the bottle mouth,is it a hollow tube?If it is,I'd say you have an airlock.The marble would allow CO2 to escape from the fermentation process and theoreticly prevent air getting into the bottle turning the wine into vinegar.Of course,if it's not hollow I can only tell you that you have a most unusual stopper![]Can't tell anything about the decanter,I'm afraid.

Hope this helps,

KAT

 

[David E]

Not sure but it is almost the same as a decanter that is separted inside, and believe that one is French, forgot what it is called. The silver smith's marks will tell you country, which may not be the same. I have a silver clock with English marks (Scot Smith 1800"s) but the clock is French movement. Hope that helps

Dave

 

[diggerjeff]

lets get a better pic of the hallmarks, we can tell more about the stopper if we can look them up!!!

 

[lifeisgood81]

The tube is hollow. The silver collar does have silver marks. I researched and it lead me to a English silver company. The stoper has no marks. The decanter is called a pinch decanter. The airlock clue really sounds like a good clue. Thanks guys!!

lisa