19th Century Tantalus, or Drink Holder, With Hand-Painted Glasses and Bottles, as would have been used in the homes of Jane Austen and the Bridgertons. via 1st Dibs Auctions 1stdibs.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tantalus<\/strong>: A small wooden cabinet containing drink decanters. The box has a lock and key to keep unauthorised people from drinking the contents e.g. servants and younger sons, yet still allowing the decanters of drinks to be on show. The word, Tantalus, is a reference to the unsatisfied temptations of the Greek mythological character T<\/a>antalus. Patented in the UK in 1881 by George Betjemann, a cabinet maker from the Netherlands, whose workshop was on Pentonville Road, London from the 1830s.This type of small drinks cabinet would have been used in most households during the Bridgerton family’s and Jane Austen’s times, unless the householders were teetotalers. via 1st Dibs Auctions 1stdibs.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"19th](\"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/food_19th-Century-Jane-Austen-Style-Tantalus-or-Drink-Holder-With-Hand-Painted-Glasses-and-Bottles-1.-Tantalus-A-small-wooden-cabinet-containing-drink-decanters_Sml.jpg\")
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