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HELP - Can you identify this Richardson England decanter please?

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Lustrousstone:
Nice as it is, I'm not sure 20th century decanters are that collectable

Paul S.:
Whilst Lustrousstone's comments are true in general, there are some C20 decanters that can fetch big money, but you do need to know which ones to buy - hence the need to buy good books, and read them ;)
Bottles from known designers - especially from the 1930 - 45 period - can be very desireable - those designed by Clyne Farquharson, for example, might give you very little change from £200 - £300 pounds.              I've added an example of his 'Kendal' from Walsh.

You have a quality bottle, so why not keep it and enjoy the piece - especially as it's in very good condition  -  next time you're in a high class department store, have a look and see what they charge for cut glass decanters.........it'll probably surprise you and you'll realize what a bargain you had  -  plus the money went to a good cause. :)         

Anne:
Ross, does you decanter have numbers on the stopper and neck or not?

Paul S.:
in view of the fact that Richard has matching nos., plus his bottle appears to have identical plain relief diamonds repeated on his stopper (think that's what I'm seeing)  -  suggests strongly that it's Ross that has the non-matching stopper, and any nos. - if present - will be different.
Quality bottles have nos. more often than not, but I'm sure this numbering is a C20 habit, not earlier  -  correct me folks if I'm wrong.

Usually, if you have only one bottle, and nothing for comparison, then without nos. it's often not possible to be certain that they don't match  -  although obviously if the nos. match. then you can be fairly sure the two parts left the factory together.               

Body nos. aren't always on the rim or neck area  -  they can be low down on the neck and even on the base, although I've a feeling that's a Continental practise possibly.

Anne:
Yes, Paul, which is why I wondered if Ross's have any numbers at all. :)

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