"MADEIRA" bottle ring ("Decanter Ring")

RARE FORM ... DECANTER RING : MADEIRA
1818-19 Decanter Ring ("Bottle Ring"),

George III Regency period London Sterling

Hallmarks : well-struck distinct marks for London, sterling (kings profile, lion passant), date mark "c" for 1818-9

Maker : George Knight
(his first mark, bold GK in rectangular punch [Grimwade p 572 # 840, entered 28 March 1818])

Weight .3545 troy ounce; diameter 2-3/4 (2-7/16)", width 5/16"

Provenance : ex coll Albert E Mitchler (1943-2019)

# 02402 b..................................................................................... $ 485.