Topic: old blue glass decanter

[yulia]

hi! I need your help!
I saw this interesting decanter, absolutely no information.
may be European?
height is more than 31" with lid.
it's legs made from glass. gilding.
maybe someone has seen something like this and knows from what country such a decanter?
thank you for any info!

[yulia]

any ideas?

[Ivo]

Some idea, yes - but not a lot. The shape of the stopper points at Bohemia and so does the garish gold work. However, this does not answer the question when. Depending on the feel of the piece it could be anytime between 1830 and 1970, so rather a long time. And I also would not be surprised if it is of American manufacture: many Bohemian techniques were used and shapes copied, expecially when making barber bottles. I think this uncertainty ensured that nobody has answered your query - so far. 

[flying free]

There's a huge amount of enamelling missing from your bottle as well as gilding on the body of the bottle as well.  I think this detracts from trying to 'see' or imagine how it would look had it all been intact.

It seems to have u shaped drapes of enamelled decor around the body as well as very worn off gilding.  There are little dots of white enamel that would have been decorative bands as well.

Harrach were very fond of their three feet and did do shell type gilded versions as well.  It is the type of thing they would have made.
Is it possible to have a good picture of the neck towards the top (side on shape of the neck) and another of the rim of the bottle please, as well as one of the base?

The only observation I would make is that the gilded bands look very bright/hard and the neck and rim shape looks a bit not Bohemian somehow so I'm not really sure    Maybe it's more recent than I imagine or something ?
thanks
m

[yulia]

Some idea, yes - but not a lot. The shape of the stopper points at Bohemia and so does the garish gold work. However, this does not answer the question when. Depending on the feel of the piece it could be anytime between 1830 and 1970, so rather a long time. And I also would not be surprised if it is of American manufacture: many Bohemian techniques were used and shapes copied, expecially when making barber bottles. I think this uncertainty ensured that nobody has answered your query - so far.

thank you, Ivo!
I think, bohemia.. and probably 20-30-th of last century.

[yulia]

There's a huge amount of enamelling missing from your bottle as well as gilding on the body of the bottle as well.  I think this detracts from trying to 'see' or imagine how it would look had it all been intact.

It seems to have u shaped drapes of enamelled decor around the body as well as very worn off gilding.  There are little dots of white enamel that would have been decorative bands as well.

Harrach were very fond of their three feet and did do shell type gilded versions as well.  It is the type of thing they would have made.
Is it possible to have a good picture of the neck towards the top (side on shape of the neck) and another of the rim of the bottle please, as well as one of the base?

The only observation I would make is that the gilded bands look very bright/hard and the neck and rim shape looks a bit not Bohemian somehow so I'm not really sure    Maybe it's more recent than I imagine or something ?
thanks
m

thank you, Flying free!

unfortunately I can't make better photos, I don't have this bottle at home.