Pair of Georgian Papier Mache Wine Coasters

These are a great pair of Georgian papier mache coasters, easily big enough to hold decanters as well as wine bottles. They are simply styled, with shallow sides rising to prettily fluted edging. The black base colour has a good shine and it is embellished with gold decoration - two concentric circles just inside the fluted rim, a further, wider circle where the sides rise from the base and a collection of stars on the base. As you would expect, some of the gold decoration is worn - most particularly the stars. There is also damage to the fluting on one coaster, as shown in the photographs.