Pair Art Deco Silver Collar Crystal Decanters Date 1924

A beautiful pair of Art Deco silver collar, cut and polished crystal glass decanters both of club form, with cut crosses and vertical lens and star cut plinth bases, with their original tapered glass stoppers and hallmarked silver showing makers mark for Hammond, Creake & Co Sheffield date 1924. The glass is by John Walsh Walsh in the Kenilworth pattern.

Founded in 1850, the John Walsh Walsh brand was renowned for the fine quality of their crystal glass. The founder told the story of his unusual name, saying that at his Christening the sponsors were so nervous, when asked the name of the infant they blurted out ‘John Walsh’, thereby ensuring that his name was thus John Walsh Walsh… a fun story sadly not confirmed by the church records! Wish it was true, though.