SUPERB ESTATE CRYSTAL GLASS SHIPS DECANTER 45 YRS OLD. A STUNNING BEAUTY !
THIS BEAUTIFUL DECANTER SHOWS SUCH FINE QUALITY OF CRYSTAL , I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE KNOWN WHO MADE IT, TO MY MIND IT IS MORE THAN COMPARABLE TO WATERFORD OR STUART.
AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, THE DECANTER HAS A FLAT BASE TO STABILIZE IT AND PREVENT TILTING WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE SHIP.
I WOULD DRAW ATTENTION TO THE VERY LOW FLOWING SHAPE WHICH IS VERY DISTINCTIVE, AND INDICATES THE AGE OF THIS BEAUTY, THE MORE MODERN ONES ARE NOT AS FLOWING.
ALSO TO THE INCREDIBLE DETAIL AROUND THE BASE WHERE IS HAS MEASURED CRIMPED DESIGN, QUITE EXQUISITE !
IT IS TRUE WORK OF ART, WHICH SHOWS IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS I THINK. ALL OF THE PIECES ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION NO CRACKS OR DAMAGE NO CHIPS TO THE STOPPER , THERE IS AN AGE RELATED PATCH INSIDE AT THE BASE, BUT THIS DOES NOT DISTRACT FROM ITS BEAUTY.
I THINK ONE CAN SEE THAT FOR ITS AGE IT IS EXCELLENT CONDITION, I WOULD SUGGEST IT HAS BEEN ON DISPLAY RATHER THAN USED.
THE DESIGN IS IN VERY DEEP DIAMOND CUTS WITH A STUNNING STAR BURST BASE. THE NECK DESIGN IS SCALLOPED SHARDS THE RISE TO THE TOP WHERE IT HAS A SERIES OF CUTS TO THE STOPPER, WHICH IS A DELIGHT IN ITSELF, AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
THE FINE QUALITY OF THIS CRYSTAL IS MAGNIFICENT !
It measures 27cm tall and the base is 19cm across. It weighs 1.900 grms !!!
THIS IS VERY A VERY RARE PIECE THAT DISPLAYS BEAUTIFULLY, ONE THAT WOULD SURELY DELIGHT THE VINTAGE CRYSTAL LOVER.
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