This is a one of a little group of novelty glasses that I am listing. I have had all of these for a very long time - and just found in a box all packed away - so they are completely fresh to the market.
They all date to the 1930s / 1940s at the latest.
This set consists of the rare glass cocktail shaker or drinks decanter. It matches the six little shot glasses that come with it to form a set. The decoration is all hand-painted with enamels.
These are quite rare survivors and perhaps not to everyone's taste today. The subject looks back to 19th century pursuits - that of cock fighting. Cockfighting was banned in England and Wales in 1835 and later in Scotland 1895, way before these glasses were made.
It at first seems a strange subject to put on glasses - but their is a historical precedent with them. The glasses tell the story of a cock fight beginning with the meeting of two birds, the fight, and ending with the victory of the single cock. There is a theory that the term cocktail is linked to spiked or adulterated drinks that were served at these cockfights.
The cocktail shake comes with its original cork and metal pourer - it fits snuggly into the glass section and is nice and clean - I dont think that it has ever been used - and probably just kept on display. The front of the shake shows two birds facing up for the challenge - and on the back the victorious cock all puffed up in victory.
The glasses do not have matching patterns - as they tell the story of the event with different stages of the fight on them.
All the items here are in good vintage condition - there are no damages or chips. All the paintwork to the images is in good condition. It is an interesting and historical set - they certainly do not make these today. The 1930s ones are now hard to find and my asking price for the little set complete with the beautiful shaker is a fair one.
I have taken lots of images for your inspection here - please look at all of these carefully as they form part of my description.
Dimensions: The cocktail shaker or decanter with its pourer is 10 1/4 inches in height. The height of each glass is 3 1/8 inches - the diameter of the rim 2 1/2 inches and the foot is 2 1/8 inches.
Postage will be Royal Mail Medium Parcel. This will be applied to your order at the checkout. We could cap any postage at £10 for multiple purchases.