Yet another Pinwheel Decanter
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I bought this decanter and the six glasses for $4.00 at a church bazaar in Orono. They wouldn’t have caught my eye at all, except for the little clover etch. I have absolutely no thoughts about the age, history, provenance, etc. In fact…..I have often thought that they don’t belong with my other glasses on the shelf.
My daughter was home a few weeks ago and admired them. I was gobsmacked!!!!! However it did make me take a closer look.
The first thing I noticed was the incredible amount of dust covering all pieces. I didn’t clean them before I took the photos, so you might notice the dust as well! Oh well….too many pieces of glass, too little time.
Upon reflection I decided that these glasses weren’t hideous. I think they will be fine for a summer beverage – Sangria anyone? I’ve not used them yet….but am planning to use them at some point this summer
06 Monday Feb 2012
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inThis is a very pretty, relatively small decanter. I have eight (including two glass items) decanters hanging around. No…they are not all full (only two of them are in actual use). I bought this one in the U.S I think. I am guessing that it is of a good age and wouldn’t surprise me to find that it is European. I love the engraving on the stopper. I’ve not seen that before. The problem – when washed, because of the very narrow neck, water dries in the bottle and then leaves marks inside the bottle that are visible when empty. I read somewhere that you should dry your decanters with a hair blower in order to avoid these marks. I tried this, but almost burned my hands! Took too long and didn’t work. I guess I could fill it! I don’t use this one as I don’t want the stopper to become damaged. It is pristine to date. I came across a reference to a book about identifying old British decanters. I may have to order to see if this one shows up. There is something very James Bondish about pouring wine, or brandy, from a decanter.