Box and Two Book-Form Tantaluses English or Continental, 19th century: George III decanter case with paneled top, four-compartment interior with three gilt-decorated blown glass decanters and stoppers, bail handles at sides, shield-form inlaid mother-of-pearl escutcheon, bun feet, 9 in., [case and bottles in good condition;] gilt-decorated leather tantalus in the form of four books, leather-lined interior with two gilt-decorated blown glass decanters and stoppers and seven gilt-banded jiggers, one glass with label "Bolton & Fairhead Limited", 7-1/2 in., [some rubbed abrasions to leather surface;] another book-form tantalus with gilt-decorated decanter and stopper and four gilt-banded shot glasses within leather-lined interior, 6 in., [losses and abrasions to outer case, bottle stopper stuck]. Condition: . Provenance: Private Collection