Topic: Is this a Venice / Bohemian / Rumanian Amber Decanter & Glasses - Help Please

[seanduxbury]

Hi All.  Hope someone can help with this piece (age / origin).  A decanter and 6 glasses - amber glass with an embossed gold enamelled(?) rose and leaves on the decanter and leaves on the glasses.  I think it has been blown - the base of the glasses and the decanter look as if they have been polished (excuse my poor photography of the bases but its the best I can do).  Nice ring when you tap the glasses.  The decanter weighs almost 700 gms without the stopper and measures 31 cms tall x 9 cms in diameter at the widest point.  The stopper weighs 150 gms and measures 13.5 cms tall and almost 3 cms in diameter at the widest part.  The glasses weigh 50 gms and measure 7.5 cms tall x 5 cms in diameter at the widest part.  I think it could be 1960's but that is simply a guess.  Any help would be much appreciated.  I have added 4 images on this post and have also added a further 4 on a reply but if anyone wants more please let me know and I'll add others as requested

[seanduxbury]

And a further 4 images

[Lustrousstone]

Typical Borske Sklo (Czech) I would say

[seanduxbury]

I thought it might be and was looking for some confirmation.  But I've just had another look at my description and I didn't point out that the base looks as if there is a polished pontil which made me uncertain as to it being Borske Sklo as I didn't think they produced blown glass.

[Lustrousstone]

Borsko Sklo was blown glass! You can't press a decanter. You can't press something narrower at the top than at the bottom because you can't get the plunger out. Because this has been hot finished at the rim to make a lip. the pontil rod will have been attached at the top. If the rim was cut and polished, that would have been where the pontil rod was cracked off.

[seanduxbury]

Thanks - one more for the knowledge bank! Much appreciated.