Finely Cut Glass Decanter with Silver Mount from Wilkens & Sons, 1909

Elegant large carafe made of clear glass with a conical body, glass wall vertically cut with regular jagged facets on the outside, jagged ridges rounded off by a delicate lenticular cut resembling pearl necklaces, cut bottom star, smooth silver mount with straight J-shaped handle, beak-shaped spout with straight hinged lid with ball as thumb rest. – Crescent + Crown – German official hallmark from 1888 – 800 – fineness – Screw press – Manufacture brand for M. H. Wilkens & Sons, Bremen-Hemelingen, Germany Founded in Bremen in 1810 by goldsmith Martin Heinrich Wilkens, handicraft production and repairs, after the eldest sons Diedrich and Carl joined the company from about 1830 mint company, sales of semi-finished goods and silverware beyond Bremen, production of medals and coins on behalf of the Bremen state, from 1851, supply to world exhibitions, from 1857, steam engine to drive the presses and spinning benches, from 1859, enlargement and expansion of the company to become one of the three most important German silverware manufacturers, still a well-known supplier of high-quality silver and stainless steel tableware today – 193514 – Order number, Year 1909 (order numbers 190546-198880) Made 1909 Dimensions: Height: 28,5 cm / 11.22 in Width: 21,0 cm / 8.26 in Depth: 15,0 cm / 5.90 in Condition: very well-maintained condition, glass undamaged, silver cleaned and polished