Decanter collection (pontil!)

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Picked up a pretty nice decanter collection for $5. First one is extremely thin and has pontil plus tong marks on the neck. Second is newer but has a beautiful cut equestrian scene. Both have handwritten labels by the same person, one label is marked 1961, perhaps date of acquisition.
 

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Well damn, I looked up the pontil piece and it’s a “three mold” circa 1820. The Met even has one (amber though) on display. Apparently Keane, Sandwich, and Martha’s Vineyard glass works made them.
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Picked up a pretty nice decanter collection for $5. First one is extremely thin and has pontil plus tong marks on the neck. Second is newer but has a beautiful cut equestrian scene. Both have handwritten labels by the same person, one label is marked 1961, perhaps date of acquisition.
very little tabel wear on the bottom of the bottle for a 200 yr old bottle. probably a newer reproduction
 

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very little tabel wear on the bottom of the bottle for a 200 yr old bottle. probably a newer reproduction
I considered that, I always do, but I’m not aware of any repros that are open pontil, and as far as base wear, Digger Dave on eBay has several, some with equal wear. It’s easier to feel the wear than to see it through my awful camera.
 

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