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Title: Signed Austria pinch decanter - maker & age help, please
Post by: uphoosier on November 09, 2010, 07:35:30 PM
This pinch decanter is completely sealed in the center.  Can anyone suggest a maker or age?  Thanks for looking.

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-13617 (http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-13617)
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-13616 (http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-13616)
Title: Re: Signed Austria pinch decanter - maker & age help, please
Post by: Ivo on November 09, 2010, 08:10:05 PM
Could be Riedel or Oberglas but I've honestly not seen this before...
Title: Re: Signed Austria pinch decanter - maker & age help, please
Post by: uphoosier on November 10, 2010, 12:44:36 AM
Thanks, Ivo.  I looked at current Riedel and Oberglas offerings and both seem to be high quality contemporary glass.  The cork stopper in this flask appears to be original - excellent fit and the neck isn't ground.  Not what I expect from a table grade glassmaker.  Would this be an earlier ( 1930s-1950s) example of the work of one of these companies- or of another company?
Title: Re: Signed Austria pinch decanter - maker & age help, please
Post by: Ivo on November 10, 2010, 08:27:44 AM
the style says 60s-70s - though you can of course always fall flat on your face with such a statement.