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Title: Clipped disc stoppered decanter in the 18th century style???
Post by: LEGSY on January 25, 2020, 11:36:28 AM

Bought this lovely small decanter yesterday didn't feel it was genuinely early
but felt it was very nice i know of a firm Hill Ousten i think they were called
made lot's of repro 18th glass also Powells made similar pieces i think ?
Has wear around the corners of the base and a polished pontil scar would love
to know anybodies feelings on it please thank you so much :) 7" tall maybe a pint decanter?

Title: Re: Clipped disc stoppered decanter in the 18th century style???
Post by: Paul S. on January 25, 2020, 02:34:51 PM

rather than a clipped stopper, this one is perhaps more like a scalloped disc example, and age wise it might pre-date the plain squarish body by a decade or two - although as said the whole thing may well be a C20 copy of an 1820 - 1840 original.                 How well do they fit, and assume a lack of matching Nos. :)   
The body suggests a 'spirit square' or perhaps something that once lived in a tantalus or frame maybe? 
As to origin, might be British, but could also be Continental, and impossible to be certain either way  -  most glass companies made such copies, so really bit of a dead end trying to find a maker.   
Are there any mould seams visible?         But nice find and an interesting piece of the overall history of bottles. :)     

Title: Re: Clipped disc stoppered decanter in the 18th century style???
Post by: LEGSY on January 25, 2020, 09:08:37 PM

 ;)
Great reply really appreciate that your right it's another awkward
piece of glass for me, I cannot discern any mold lines although the
base does show some round marks near the outer extremities which
i will try to post a picture of in morning.. The glass is very much like a
a mid 18th century decanter i once owned although it is a lot cleaner ie
lot cleaner batch,Maybe a good reason for thinking the age to be more
modern? The stopper also is a little too crisp and don't feel its a replacement
so assuming a 19th century date at the min.. The wear is  reasonable the
18th century one i did own had a lot less than i had expected it to have so  ???.
I do feel if it were in a box as you suggest it may have been saved a little
in the passage of time talking wear and tear?
Would the fact that this has a polished scar suggest a later date also??
Possibly i'm thinking as it also does not have a kick inside at the base!
It is an interesting one thanks for great reply  :)