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General Auction including Antiques & Collectables, Gold & Silver

General Auction including Antiques & Collectables, Gold & Silver

Lot 141: A Pair of Guinness Pint Glasses, with Lewis Promotional Packaging

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Start price: £8

Estimated price: £15 - £20

Buyer's Premium:

A pair of glasses of tumbler form. Each piece features a gold-transfer application of a harp device above the name GUINNESS. One glass is marked with a sandblasted crown symbol over the characters PINT, 20, and G I R. The second glass is marked with the characters T M I 9 over a crown symbol and the number 5 8 2. The set includes a rectangular black box with a carry handle, decorated with a gold-transfer harp and the word GUINNESS. Also included is a cylindrical black and white tube printed with the word DRINK above a box containing LEWIS, and the slogan BLACK AND WHITE MAKES SENSE. GUINNESS. A paper insert featuring a photograph of a glass of Guinness and the text NOT EVERYTHING IN BLACK AND WHITE MAKES SENSE. GUINNESS is present inside one glass. No other maker’s marks, signatures, or labels are visible on the items.


Condition report:

The lot shows signs of use and storage wear to the packaging. The glasses exhibit surface clouding and minor water spotting (photo 1). There is light rubbing to the edges of the gold-transfer branding. The rectangular box shows edge wear, corner creasing, and scuffing to the black finish (photo 2). The cylindrical tube exhibits surface scuffing, minor staining to the white areas, and compression to the top and bottom edges (photo 1). Both original pieces of packaging and a promotional paper insert are supplied.