Beschreibung:

Five opaque-white silver-mounted cruet-bottles in a lignum-vitae revolving stand The glass circa 1760, perhaps London, maker's mark PS to base of stand Comprising two club-shaped bottles named in manganese for OIL and VINEGAR and painted with a butterfly hovering beside a loose bouquet of luxuriant flowers, the reverses with honeysuckle and scattered flowers, with silver covers, 7in. (17.8cm.) high, a shaped oviform bottle similarly named for SUGAR , painted with a loose bouquet of luxuriant garden flowers, the reverse with a spray of pansies, with pierced silver cover, 5½in. (14cm.) high; a pair of bottles of similar form for MUSTARD and PEPPER painted with a loose bouquet, the reverses with honeysuckle and scattered flower-sprays, with contemporary silver covers, one pierced, the lignum-vitae revolving stand with central column and shaped silver hinged carrying-handle (slight damages and restorations to stand) the stand 11¼in. (28.5cm.) high (6)