You're looking at a dazzling GOLD BLENKO #920 decanter, designed by Winslow Anderson around 1949, in an absolutely GLITTERING crackle glass. There is no mistaking the iconic shape of Anderson's design, even though other mid-century Ohio River glass producers like Kanawha, Pilgrim, and Rainbow also made easily distinguishable "me too" pieces back in the day. The crazy glitter of this piece is due to 'crackles' which are smaller than is typical for Blenko--in both the bottle and the stopper. More unusually, the decanter isn't ground for its stopper, even though the stopper is ground for the decanter and sports the normal fit (it does ride higher than usual but all of the ground part of the stopper is hidden in the bottle neck as usual). Given the fit, the fact that the bottle and stopper are precisely the same shade and share the smaller crackles, there's no doubt they were made for each other. As such, the 'oddities' of this piece make it all the more beautiful. Moreover, this piece is so spotless inside, I'd venture to guess it never held fluid.
DIMENSIONS: 17.25"
CONDITION: Minty and clean.
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Jan 6, 2019
My second time buying from seller and very happy! When they say an item is minty they know what they're talking about! This decanter glows in the sunlight! It's just beautiful. Thank you for another perfect transaction!