Exhibit Antiques has dated this piece to the 1800s.
A truly exceptional Biedermeir cut glass decanter dating to c1840.
It has its original mushroom stopper above a wide slice cut poring rim.
Cross cut hobnails to the base.
One of the best period decanters we have exhibited and a museum quality piece catalogued by Bierdermeir.
Date & Origin
Bohemia, c1840.
Condition
Excellent, clean and clear, no chips cracks or restoration.
Dimensions
Height: 23cm (which includes stopper) 11cm diameter
Historical Context
Biedermeir is a style of decorative art favored by the middle class in Germanic Europe between about 1815 and 1848. The name is derived from Gottlieb Biedermeier, the pseudonymous author of the satirical verses of Ludwig Eichrodt (1827-1892) and Adolf Kussmaul (1822-1902). During the period in which the Biedermeier style was popular, glassmaking revived in Bohemia, where new kinds of glass such as Lithyalin and elaborate flashed, wheel-engraved, and enameled glasses were produced for middle-class consumers.
Exhibit Antiques has dated this piece to the 1800s.
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Magnificent Bohemian Biedermeir Cut Glass Decanter C1840
