Pair of 1950s English Silver Plate Animal Head Stirrup Cups bedside tables H 26 cm x W

H 26 cm x W 18

These champagne coloured glass sconces are suspended from a brass coloured metal bracket and are clipped in place at the bottom

Each flower requires an E14 screw in light light bulbs up to 40 Watts each

fabric and rubber illustrating the amount of work that went into building fairground rides of the past

The glass petals are held onto the frame with two brass ball screws which push through holes in each petal

Pair of 1950s English Silver Plate Animal Head Stirrup Cups bedside tables H 26 cm x WPair of 1950s English silver plate animal stirrup cups in the shape of a ram's and bull's head. The cups balance perfectly when upturned on their noses and horns. The heads are incredibly detailed and sculpted. There is some tarnishing to the silver plate commensurate with their age. The cup of the bull is slightly indented and not perfectly round. Stirrup cups are traditional drinking vessels which were popular in the late 18th and 19th centuries,