Topic: Bulbous uranium glass juice decanter

[glassobsessed]

Assumed when I bought this that it was some sort of decanter, it was caked in grime and completely gummed up, a thick liquid in the top section was probably shampoo. it appears to be a juice decanter, the lower chamber for water and the smaller top for the juice, lemon or lime would work or maybe a concentrate instead.

It reminded me of Kaj Franck's Kremlin Kellots and it is this Phillips auction description that points towards the intended use:
https://www.phillips.com/detail/kaj-franck/UK050415/218

The shape looks very deco to my eye, roughly 24cm tall. The uranium glass has a slight blue tint, not a clue as to maker, expect it would be a tough item to identify.

John

[flying free]

gorgeous colour!  and a really interesting piece.  Is it ribbed or is that the photo?
Leerdam might be worth looking at? - That could be a red herring but might be worth just a quick search.

m

[glassobsessed]

I had not noticed that, not ribbing but an image of my bay window, looks like it is acting as a lens as the four blocks on the left are the upside down view.

Funnily enough I did wonder about Leerdam as maker but did not find anything, got the impression colour was not typical. Will see if I can get a better photo.

[flying free]

No polished pontil mark?  Mold blown and cut at rim?

[glassobsessed]

Yes both sections, quite thinly blown as well.

[glassobsessed]

A couple more photos.

[flying free]

completely stumped sorry.

Maybe Czech?  there was a fashion for making perfume bottle with little bottles as stoppers in the 1830s so that could be the inspiration? But that colour is pretty unusual.

It's lovely but kind of old-fashioned in shape - sort of 1940s type thing? 

[Ekimp]

Nothing in McConnell’s The Decanter except the Kremlin Kellots, which he says were for schnapps and water.