A CUT AND GILT CLEAR-GLASS BOTTLE WITH STOPPER
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE LONDON COLLECTION
Beykoz, Ottoman Turkey, 19th century

Of typical decanter-like shape, resting on a flat base, with straight sides rising to a long tapered neck, with a globular stopper, the body with parallel decorative bands alternating diagonally-cut, Western-influenced, diamond-shaped motifs with gold-painted rosette stems, a cut scrolling floral festoon and a painted band of rosette sprays on the shoulders, now faded, the neck with similar decorations, the mouth and stopper with solid gold-painted bands, 21cm high.