An exceptional exemplar of early 20th-century British barware luxury, this antique Edwardian corkscrew masterfully merges a rustic, country-house aesthetic with refined urban silversmithing.
The handle features a magnificent, organically curved wild boar tusk, retaining its rich, time-honored honey-cream patina. To secure and elevate the natural specimen, the piece is mounted with heavily chased, ornate sterling silver end caps. Crucially, the collar rim bears an immaculate, crisp sequence of British hallmarks: the coveted maker’s mark "J & C" for Jones & Crompton (Spencer Street, Birmingham), the iconic Birmingham Assay anchor, the Lion Passant sterling guarantee, and the lowercase Gothic "i" date letter, securely pinning the manufacture date to precisely 1908.
Mechanically superior to the standard T-handle puller, this specimen boasts the sophisticated "Walker Bell" partial-pull mechanism. As the blued-steel worm is driven into the cork, the sliding open-frame metal bell seats against the bottle rim. This leverages internal mechanical pressure to smoothly break the airtight seal and ease the cork halfway out for effortless extraction.
Offered in remarkable, antique condition with a perfectly straight worm and sharp tip, this cross-collectible piece appeals equally to oenophiles, barware connoisseurs, and collectors of fine Edwardian silver. A striking, functional conversation piece for the modern epicurean estate.
1908, England
An exceptional exemplar of early 20th-century British barware luxury, this antique Edwardian corkscrew masterfully merges a rustic, country-house aesthetic with refined urban silversmithing.
The handle features a magnificent, organically curved wild boar tusk, retaining its rich, time-honored honey-cream patina. To secure and elevate the natural specimen, the piece is mounted with heavily chased, ornate sterling silver end caps. Crucially, the collar rim bears an immaculate, crisp sequence of British hallmarks: the coveted maker’s mark "J & C" for Jones & Crompton (Spencer Street, Birmingham), the iconic Birmingham Assay anchor, the Lion Passant sterling guarantee, and the lowercase Gothic "i" date letter, securely pinning the manufacture date to precisely 1908.
Mechanically superior to the standard T-handle puller, this specimen boasts the sophisticated "Walker Bell" partial-pull mechanism. As the blued-steel worm is driven into the cork, the sliding open-frame metal bell seats against the bottle rim. This leverages internal mechanical pressure to smoothly break the airtight seal and ease the cork halfway out for effortless extraction.
Offered in remarkable, antique condition with a perfectly straight worm and sharp tip, this cross-collectible piece appeals equally to oenophiles, barware connoisseurs, and collectors of fine Edwardian silver. A striking, functional conversation piece for the modern epicurean estate.
1908, England
