A GROUP OF ENGLISH SILVER WINE FUNNELSby various makers, 1763-1804Comprising a Thomas Heming wine funnel, London, 1763, a wine funnel with strainer, possibly Robert Hennell, London, 1784, a wine funnel with strainer, London, 1784, a John Emes wine funnel with strainer, London, 1804, and a Scottish wine funnel marked PR,together with a French silver wine taster with snake-form handles, probably 18th century, a French 800 standard silver-gilt wine taster stampedJPH Roudil, 19th century, a Japanese Meiji enamel and sterling silver cup with wisteria decoration in relief, retailed by Sanju Saku, and two silver-plated mounted glass decanters, one gilt;height of taller decanter 11in (28cm); total weighable silver approximately 27oz troy (8).Provenance: ProvenanceThomas Heming, John Emes, and Scottish funnels and Japanese cup: , 1978.1784 funnel: Phillips, 1981.Robert Hennell funnel: Sotheby's, November 1978.French wine taster: Porto, November 1983.French gilt wine taster: Sotheby's, November 1983.