19th Century Ouraline Glass Decanter, Bohemia

Bulb-bottomed vase with long neck decorated with multicolored enamel and gold. It is embellished with arabesques, flowers and latticework patterns in orientalist taste on a marbled Bordeaux background. Remnants of a mark underneath. The fascination with the orient and its exotic decoration dominated the 18th-19th centuries. It was China that started the enthusiasm for the costumes and artistic shapes that came from faraway lands. However, as a result of conquests and colonial Expansion, this fascination saw the displacement of its origins. During the 18th century, Chinese and Turkish styles invaded the salons and gardens of royalty as well as affluent esthetes who prided themselves on their taste for The Orient. From then on, baths were Turkish, furniture was lacquered, Persian tapestries...

Baluster shaped vase in white, enameled opaline, with a multicolored decoration featuring bouquets of flowers on a white background. Gilded arabesques and latticework surround the bo...

Pair of green opaline perfume flasks with pointed stoppers and flower-shaped saucers. The stoppers and flasks are decorated with diamond-shaped patterns that have gilded stripes outl...

Conical flask on a high foot in opaline crystal with its flattened stopper. A star-shaped pattern highlighted with small flowers decorates the top of the stopper, and gilt bands unde...

The decanter with octagonal ring knoped neck and faceted body and surmounted with a conical stopper, the ruby colored glass decorated throughout with painted flower bouquets and gilt...

Antique Glass and Metal Cruet Set with 800-Silver Spoon – Bohemia, Circa 1860 This beautiful antique cruet set features Bohemian cranberry glass with an...

Handblown decanter, mid-19th century.

A scarce set of three fine quality Bohemian enameled cobalt art glass decanters, exquisitely made for the Persian market, during the late 19th century. ...