ART DECO FROSTED GREEN GLASS DECANTER SET WITH GILT BANDING - CIRCA 1920-1935

A STRIKING ART DECO DECANTER SET COMPRISING A CENTRAL FROSTED GREEN GLASS DECANTER WITH MATCHING STOPPER, SIX SMALLER FROSTED GREEN GLASSES WITH GILT TRIM, AND FIVE LARGER WINE GLASSES IN CLEAR GLASS WITH SUBTLE COLOUR-TINTED BOWLS (ROSE, AMBER, GREEN, AND BLUE TONES).

SPECIFICATIONS:
- DECANTER: FROSTED GREEN GLASS WITH SPHERICAL BODY AND CYLINDRICAL NECK, TOPPED WITH A STACKED GREEN GLASS STOPPER WITH GILT-BANDED COLLAR
- GILT BANDING: DOUBLE HORIZONTAL BANDS OF GILT METAL ENCIRCLE THE WIDEST POINT OF THE DECANTER BODY
- SMALL GLASSES: SIX FROSTED GREEN GLASSES WITH GILT-BANDED RIMS, APPROXIMATELY 7-8 CM HEIGHT
- WINE GLASSES: FIVE LARGER GLASSES WITH CLEAR STEMS FEATURING TWISTED OR SPIRAL DETAIL, BOWLS WITH SUBTLE COLOUR GRADATIONS (ROSE, PALE AMBER, PALE GREEN, PALE BLUE, AND CLEAR)
- GLASSWORK: HAND-BLOWN CHARACTERISTICS VISIBLE IN THE FROSTED FINISH AND SUBTLE VARIATIONS IN GLASS THICKNESS

CONDITION: THE DECANTER AND SMALL GLASSES DISPLAY THE FROSTED SURFACE TYPICAL OF QUALITY ART DECO GLASSWORK, WITH MINOR SURFACE DUST MARKS AND LIGHT WEAR TO THE GILT BANDING CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE LARGER WINE GLASSES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS. THE STOPPER SITS SECURELY AND SHOWS NO DAMAGE. ALL PIECES RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL PATINA.

PERIOD CONTEXT: THIS SET EXEMPLIFIES THE GEOMETRIC SIMPLICITY AND LUXURIOUS MATERIALS FAVOURED DURING THE ART DECO PERIOD. THE COMBINATION OF FROSTED GLASS WITH GILT METAL BANDING REFLECTS THE ERA'S PREFERENCE FOR BOLD, STREAMLINED FORMS. THE INCLUSION OF COLOUR-TINTED WINE GLASSES SUGGESTS THIS WAS A PREMIUM DOMESTIC GLASSWARE SET, LIKELY INTENDED FOR ENTERTAINING.

PROVENANCE: EUROPEAN ORIGIN, LIKELY CONTINENTAL MANUFACTURE. NO MAKER'S MARK OR SIGNATURE VISIBLE ON INSPECTION.

Item Size: Height: 23cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

548753+2

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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