Lot 194
  • 194

A pair of opaline glass decanters and spire stoppers, circa 1880, Bohemian or French

Estimate
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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Description

  • glass
  • 48.5cm., 19 1/8 in. high
with coloured transfer-printed portraits of Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajarm

Condition

There is some wear to the gilding on both decanters and stoppers. One decanter is lacking six small applied glass beads, the other is lacking five. Some typical surface scratching consistent with use.
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