Until the 1670s wine was served at the table in jug or green glass bottle. The decanter started to appear after 1670 and usually took a jug form, it wasn't until the middle of the 1700s that decanters were seen in a form we are more familiar with now.
 
This is a fine example of British glass making, a decanter with alternating panels of cross cutting and hand engraved vines.
 
Condition is good,
 
Dimensions : 27 cm high x 11 cm diameter