Victorian Cobalt Blue Glass Flagon c1875

Description

Heading : A Bocksbeutel type decanter bottle
Date : c1875
Period : Victorian 
Origin :  England or Germany
Colour : Cobalt blue and clear handle
Stopper : Metal capped neck and pull ring above a cork stopper
Handle : Applied ribbed claw handle
Body : Oval 
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Soda lime
Size : 20cm tall
Condition : Fine. clean and clear internally.
Restoration : None
Weight : 472 grams

Could be used for port. spirits or claret. With antique glassware there are no rules other than use it! This form is known as a “bocksbeutel” and was originally used for the importation of hock wine from Germany. The name is derived from the German for “rams scrotum” . quite charming. This is clean and clear are ready to be used.

References: The Decanter An Illustrated History of Glass from 1650 by Andy McConnell p346-348

English Glass By Sydney Crompton – Plate 153.