Engraved glass wine decanter
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View condition. Elegant wine decanter in blown and cut glass with engraved floral decoration and faceted neck, hexagonal mushroom stopper; antique English early 1900s.
Condition: Antique - a few small chips on the stopper, minor clouding inside
Size: 29 cm H; 11.4" H; Volume: 1 lt.
Condition: Antique - a few small chips on the stopper, minor clouding inside
Size: 29 cm H; 11.4" H; Volume: 1 lt.
Style note — Neo-classical style looks back at and draws its design inspiration from the ancient Greece and Rome, and uses those elements in decoration. Most neo-classical items are defined by straight and clean lines, elegant repetitive floral patterns, floral garlands and gadrooning.
Facts of Lavish Fun bit — “Do you know the Bishop of Norwich?” is a traditional polite British reminder at the dinner table to pass the port. Apparently that Bishop was a rather forgetful chap.
