Date & Origin
England, c1870. Period of Victoria
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown. No chips or cracks.
Dimensions
Height: 27cm Width : 10cm Depth :7.5cm
Weight
520 grams
Technical Description
A superb box decanter with a period bubble stopper. It has a band of slice and diamond cutting around the neck with a Scottish Thistle, English Rose, Welsh Lily of the Valley and Irish Shamrocks engraved around the body. Flute cutting to the base Polished pontil. The stopper is a period replacement in the correct style.
Historical Relevance
Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871) resulted in the collapse of the Second French Empire and in the formation of both the French Third Republic and the German Empire.
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