Lot Essay
Cf. W. van den Bossche, Antique Glass Bottles (Italy 2001), p.116 ill.66 for a comparable decanter.
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CIRCA 1670, PROBABLY LIÈGE
Details
A Southern Netherlands façon de Venise decanter or carafe
Circa 1670, probably Liège
Of clear white tint, the globular body blown with vertical ribs in the German half-post method technique, with kick-in base, the long elongated neck with flaring upper part applied with a ring
Circa 25cm. high
See illustration
Circa 1670, probably Liège
Of clear white tint, the globular body blown with vertical ribs in the German half-post method technique, with kick-in base, the long elongated neck with flaring upper part applied with a ring
Circa 25cm. high
See illustration
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