{"product_id":"1930s-five-glass-cockerel-rooster-liqueur-glasses-rarer-cock-fighting","title":"1930s Five Glass Hand-Painted Cockerel \/ Rooster Liqueur Glasses. Rarer Cock Fighting Images","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey all date to the 1930s \/ 1940s at the latest. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set consists of the five miniature glasses which would have been used to a tiny sip of a liqueur. They take the form of reduced size coupe glasses - that you might use for babycham or the like.  The decoration is all hand-painted with enamels.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are quite rare survivors and perhaps not to everyone's taste today. The subject looks back to 19th century pursuits - that of cock fighting. C\u003cspan\u003eockfighting was banned in England and Wales in 1835 and later in Scotland 1895, way before these glasses were made. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt at first seems a strange subject to put on glasses - but their is a historical precedent with them. The \u003cspan\u003eglasses 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe glasses do not have matching patterns - as they tell the story of the event with different stages of the fight on them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll the items here are in good vintage condition - there are no damages or chips. All the paintwork to the images is in good condition. They form an interesting and historical little group - 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. They are being listed at £10 each due to condition and indeed their relative rarity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI have taken lots of images for your inspection here - please look at all of these carefully as they form part of my description. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePostage will be Royal Mail Tracked Delivery. This will be applied to your order at the checkout. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconic Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55069748625787,"sku":"16\/2\/2025 Code C","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1902\/6240\/files\/1930s-five-glass-hand-painted-cockerel-rooster-liqueur-glasses-rarer-cock-fighting-images-british-985.webp?v=1785227046","url":"https:\/\/www.iconicedinburgh.co.uk\/products\/1930s-five-glass-cockerel-rooster-liqueur-glasses-rarer-cock-fighting","provider":"Iconic Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}