4+ LBS CIRCA 1885 AMERICAN BRILLIANT DECANTER With PATTERN CUT STOPPER ABP CRYSTAL

  

CIRCA 1885 AMERICAN BRILLIANT CUT GLASS 12 GOOSENECK DECANTER IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH ALLOVER SHARP CUTTING AN EARLY EXAMPLE WEIGHING MORE THAN 4 3/4 LBS PATTERN CUT STOPPER WITH ATTRACTIVE AIR-TRAPPED CENTER STILL RETAINING THE ORIGINAL BEVEL UNDER THE PLUG. THE STOPPER FITS PERFECTLY AND SITS AT THE CORRECT HEIGHT MINOR WEAR WITH NO STAINS OR CLOUDINESS. THERE IS A TINY BIT OF SHELF WEAR AT TWO HIGH SPOTS ON THE BOTTOM. THERE ARE ALSO SOME TINY NICKS NOTED IN THE PATTERN ON THE BOTTOM. THERE ARE A FEW GRAINS OF SAND AND A FEW LITTLE BUBBLES EMBEDDED IN THE GLASS CHARACTERISTIC OF EARLY ABP GLASS.

THERE ARE A FEW MORE HARD TO FIND PINPOINT NICKS SCATTERED AND ONE TINY SHALLOW FLAKE HIDDEN IN A HOBSTAR ON THE SIDE; THERE MAY BE ANOTHER TINY FLAKE BUT WE HAVEN'T FOUND IT BOTH THE STOPPER PLUG AND THE DECANTER NECK ARE MARKED "11" VERY NICE OLD GLASS. THE BOTTOM OF THE DECANTER WAS EXAMINED WITH A JEWELER'S LOUPE AND THE SHELF WEAR NOTED IS AT SEVERAL HIGH SPOTS--NOT JUST TWO. THE EXTENT OF IT IS VERY VERY MINOR AND REQUIRED THE LOUPE TO SEE AND THIS NOTE IS ADDED FOR ACCURACY. THIS IS VERY OLD GLASS.

THERE ARE A FEW BITS OF SAND OR MATTER NOTED IN THE GLASS AND UNDER THE FOOT EMBEDDED IN THE GLASS IS A PIECE OF MATTER THAT MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 1/8. The item "4+ LBS CIRCA 1885 AMERICAN BRILLIANT DECANTER With PATTERN CUT STOPPER ABP CRYSTAL" is in sale since Thursday, January 14, 2016. This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Glass\Glassware\Cut Glass\American Brilliant".

The seller is "4k102m" and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped to United States, to United Kingdom, DK, to Australia, PT, to Japan, to China, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Germany, to Switzerland, BR.