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.
 
An English cut crystal whiskey decanter with star cutting to the body and a prismatic stopper.
 
Condition of bottle is good, the stopper has some nibbles to the base, not visable when in the decanter.
 
Dimentions : 23 cm high x 8.5 x 8.5cm