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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: seanduxbury on September 11, 2014, 09:55:41 PM
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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
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And a further 4 images
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Typical Borske Sklo (Czech) I would say
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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.
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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.
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Thanks - one more for the knowledge bank! Much appreciated.