There is something deeply satisfying about a decanter that looks like it belongs on a sideboard in a 1920s English country house — because this one actually does. This is an English pressed glass decanter from around 1928, with a patent number moulded into the octagonal base that confirms its British origins and its place in the proud tradition of English pressed glassware.
The body is octagonal, tapering elegantly from a wide base up through a narrower waist to a ringed neck. The decoration is a dense, intricate pressed pattern of fleur-de-lis motifs framed by Gothic arch panels and fine diamond-point borders — the kind of pattern that looks hand-cut but was produced by a mould of extraordinary quality. The shoulders are decorated with a repeating teardrop and dot pattern that catches the light beautifully. The glass has that characteristic slight blue-grey tint of 1920s English pressed glass, which gives it a cool, elegant quality in natural light.
Each decanter comes with its original stopper — available in three variants: a square star-cut stopper, a pineapple-shaped stopper, or a faceted square stopper. All three are original to the period and fit their respective decanters perfectly.
Height: 28 cm Width: 8.5 cm Weight: 640 grams Material: Pressed glass Origin: England Style: Art Deco / Edwardian revival Year: circa 1928 Condition: Very good antique condition — original stopper included, no chips or cracks
WARNING: Once you fill this decanter with whisky and place it on a sideboard, you will immediately feel compelled to acquire a chesterfield sofa, a set of crystal tumblers, and a dog named something like Biscuit. Maison de L'oro accepts no responsibility for the subsequent lifestyle upgrade, the reading of P.G. Wodehouse, or the inexplicable urge to say "rather" at the end of sentences.
