The earliest decanters date from the late seventeenth century and were made from blown moulded glass. They were used to serve wine at a time when there was a move towards less formal dining procedures and the reduced reliance on servants and waiters. The 1745 Excise Tax caused manufacturers to make decanters lighter in weight. The tax benefited the industry in Ireland where it did not apply. When the tax was repealed in 1845, a heavier gauge was reverted to. In the second half of the eighteenth century blue, green and amethyst coloured decanters were made. Decanters often sat on silver bottle coasters with baize bases (some even on castors) and could be 'pushed' around the dining table without making scratches or requiring serving staff.

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Early 19th century ruby tinted decanter all faceted body with…

Ruby Tinted Hand-Painted Decanter with Gilt Decorations

Early 19th century ruby tinted decanter all faceted body with triple neck rings, hand painted gilt decorations (stopper with faults)

A pair of Victorian crystal glass decanters, with silver collar.…

Victorian Crystal Decanters with Silver Collar

A pair of Victorian crystal glass decanters, with silver collar. Height 22 cm.

A Victorian ruby glass and enamel comport and Victorian hand…

Victorian Ruby Glass and Enamel Comport with Oil Decanter

A Victorian ruby glass and enamel comport and Victorian hand painted glass oil and Vinegar decanter comport has a break to stem, height 17-20 cm

A Victorian glass decanter with fern leaf pattern & nine vine…

Victorian Decanter & Nine Etched Glasses with Leaf Design

A Victorian glass decanter with fern leaf pattern & nine vine leaf etched glasses

A Victorian green glass handpainted decanter, height 30 cm

Handpainted Victorian Green Glass Decanter (30cm)

A Victorian green glass handpainted decanter, height 30 cm

A Victorian decanter with handpainted stag & Foliage detail,…

Handpainted Victorian Stag Decanter

A Victorian decanter with handpainted stag & Foliage detail, height 30 cm

Victorian crystal spirit decanter height 26 cm

Victorian Crystal Decanter - 26cm Height

Victorian crystal spirit decanter height 26 cm

A Victorian cobalt blue decanter with white & gilt floral…

Victorian Cobalt Blue Decanter with Floral Detail

A Victorian cobalt blue decanter with white & gilt floral detail, height 27 cm

A pair of Victorian glass decanters

Victorian Glass Decanters

A pair of Victorian glass decanters

Pair of Victorian cut crystal spirit decanters height 32.5 cm…

Victorian Cut Crystal Spirit Decanters (Chipped)

Pair of Victorian cut crystal spirit decanters height 32.5 cm (some chips)

Early Victorian cut glass decanter with spire top. c.1830

1830 Victorian Cut Glass Spire Decanter

Early Victorian cut glass decanter with spire top. c.1830

Four various Victorian glass table wares comprising a 2 hand…

Victorian Glass Tableware Set

Four various Victorian glass table wares comprising a 2 hand painted floral vaseone chipped, a lily of the valley decorated decanter, and a Mary Gregory nip cup

Mid 19th century glass decanter 19 cm high

Antique Glass Decanter, Mid-19th Century

Mid 19th century glass decanter 19 cm high

Three matching Victorian glass decanters & labels, including 3…

Victorian Glass Decanters with Silver Plated Labels

Three matching Victorian glass decanters & labels, including 3 silver plated labels for sweet sherry, dry sherry and gin, height 32 cm (each).

Pair of Victorian cut glass decanters height 26 cm approx

Victorian Cut Glass Decanters (26cm Height)

Pair of Victorian cut glass decanters height 26 cm approx

A Victorian blue glass jug-shaped decanter with stopper; gilt…

Victorian Blue Glass Decanter with Gilt Highlights

A Victorian blue glass jug-shaped decanter with stopper; gilt heightened. Height 30 cm

Victorian etched glass decanter

Victorian Etched Glass Decanter

Victorian etched glass decanter

Pair Victorian bottle decanters, faceted stems, rib cut with…

Victorian Faceted Bottle Decanters with Matching Stoppers

Pair Victorian bottle decanters, faceted stems, rib cut with matching stoppers

Large Victorian hand painted milk glass vase 33 cm high approx.…

Victorian Milk Glass Vase with Decanters and Labels

Large Victorian hand painted milk glass vase 33 cm high approx. together with 2 cut glass decanters & 3 silver plated decanter labels

Good 19th century crystal spirit decanter, residue remains in…

19th Century Crystal Spirit Decanter with Residue, 30cm Height

Good 19th century crystal spirit decanter, residue remains in decanter, height 30 cm.

Late 19th century ruby overlay decanter

Ruby Overlay Decanter, Late 19th Century

Late 19th century ruby overlay decanter

Victorian etched glass decanter

Victorian Etched Glass Decanter

Victorian etched glass decanter

Victorian deer and tree etched glass decanter H29 cm approx

Etched Glass Decanter with Victorian Deer and Trees

Victorian deer and tree etched glass decanter H29 cm approx

Pair Victorian crystal liqueur decanters faceted cut crystal…

Victorian Crystal Liqueur Decanters - Set of 2

Pair Victorian crystal liqueur decanters faceted cut crystal decanters, circa 1890s, height 24 cm each.

A cranberry glass bowl with matching jug, and a cut glass…

Cranberry and Cut Glass Set with Decanter

A cranberry glass bowl with matching jug, and a cut glass decanter, later 19th century and after, the bowl and jug with threaded and frilled cranberry rims, applied clear, rigaree and raised on a border of shell feet, and a conical decanter with, fan,…

Victorian cut crystal and silver decanter, of bulbous form with…

Victorian Crystal and Silver Decanter with Stopper

Victorian cut crystal and silver decanter, of bulbous form with original stopper, 25 cm high

Pair of Victorian glass decanters, 31 cm high approx.

Victorian Glass Decanters, 31 cm High

Pair of Victorian glass decanters, 31 cm high approx.

A 19th century crystal decanter

Antique Crystal Decanter from 1800s

A 19th century crystal decanter

An 19th century English crystal small scale port decanter.

English Crystal Port Decanter (19th Century)

An 19th century English crystal small scale port decanter.

Pair late Victorian wine decanters, plain bodies with multiple…

Diamond-Necked Victorian Wine Decanters

Pair late Victorian wine decanters, plain bodies with multiple diamond facet slender necks

A Victorian hand painted glass decanter, bird & floral detail

A Victorian hand painted glass decanter, bird & floral detail

Mid 19th century English decanter with stopper

Antique English Decanter with Stopper

Mid 19th century English decanter with stopper

A Georgian glass decanter, late 18th/early 19th century, the…

Georgian Triple Ringed Glass Decanter with Target Stopper

A Georgian glass decanter, late 18th/early 19th century, the Georgian triple ringed decanter with conical lower section and original target stopper, height 26.5 cm

A Victorian glass decanter with etched ivy leaf detail, height…

Etched Ivy Leaf Victorian Glass Decanter (9 words)

A Victorian glass decanter with etched ivy leaf detail, height 30 cm

Late Victorian cased glass decanter and stopper, of elongated…

Ruby and Clear Glass Decanter with Duck Cut Design

Late Victorian cased glass decanter and stopper, of elongated form, in ruby and clear glass, cut with images of ducks amongst reeds, with crystal stopper, height 39 cm

A pair of antique cranberry flash glass decanters, 19th century,…

Antique Cranberry Flash Glass Decanters with Facet Cut Stoppers

A pair of antique cranberry flash glass decanters, 19th century, the mallet shaped decanters with clear facet cut globe stoppers, each with borders of star, diamond and pineapple cuts and concentric borders to the neck, height 20.5 cm

Victorian decanter with stopper, 29.5 cm high,

Victorian Decanter with Stopper - 29.5 cm

Victorian decanter with stopper, 29.5 cm high,

Nachtmann green glass cut crystal decanter together with a…

Green Cut Crystal Decanter with Victorian Enamel Jug

Nachtmann green glass cut crystal decanter together with a Victorian hand painted enamel jug

Victorian kookaburra etched glass decanter, together with…

Victorian Etched Glass Kookaburra Decanter

Victorian kookaburra etched glass decanter, together with stopper, height 28 cm approx

Three Victorian cut glass decanters including a musical one,…

Victorian Cut Glass Decanters Trio, Musical Included

Three Victorian cut glass decanters including a musical one, height 35 cm

Pair early Victorian spirit decanters, mixed cut cylindrical…

Victorian Spirit Decanters with Matching Stoppers

Pair early Victorian spirit decanters, mixed cut cylindrical bodies with matching stoppers

Two Victorian etched decanters, fern decoration

Victorian Fern Etched Decanters

Two Victorian etched decanters, fern decoration

Two Victorian cranberry glass lidded dishes & a matching…

Victorian Cranberry Glass Set with Decanter and Lidded Dishes

Two Victorian cranberry glass lidded dishes & a matching decanter, height 12 cm to 17 cm

Pair of Victorian crystal decanters

Victorian crystal decanters

Pair of Victorian crystal decanters

Pair 19th century decanters, heavy facet bottle shape

Heavy Facet Decanter Pair

Pair 19th century decanters, heavy facet bottle shape

19th century ruby glass enamelled and gilded decanter, height…

Enamelled Ruby Glass Decanter with Gilt Accents

19th century ruby glass enamelled and gilded decanter, height 18 cm

Victorian enamelled decanter with celery twist handle and…

Enamelled Victorian Decanter with Celery Twist Handle and Stopper

Victorian enamelled decanter with celery twist handle and stopper

Pair of mid Victorian cut glass globe decanters, 28.5 cm high

Victorian Cut Glass Globe Decanters (Pair)

Pair of mid Victorian cut glass globe decanters, 28.5 cm high

A Victorian glass decanter, 19th century, the slightly waisted…

Victorian Glass Decanter with Mushroom Stopper

A Victorian glass decanter, 19th century, the slightly waisted and shouldered decanter with distinctive shaped ribs below a conical collar and a faceted neck, with a conforming mushroom stopper. Height 32 cm

A Victorian Bristol blue glass Flagon decanter, 19th century,…

Victorian Bristol Blue Glass Flagon Decanter

A Victorian Bristol blue glass Flagon decanter, 19th century, of compressed ovoid form with a slender neck and an applied handle, with brass mounts and the original brass and cork stopper. Height 22 cm

Victorian crystal decanter mallet body with fine diamond and…

Elegant Victorian Crystal Decanter with Diamond Cuts

Victorian crystal decanter mallet body with fine diamond and facet cuts, triple faceted ring neck with matching stopper

Pair Victorian heavy crystal decanters faceted mattel shaped…

Victorian Crystal Decanters with Matching Stoppers (Faults)

Pair Victorian heavy crystal decanters faceted mattel shaped bodies, matching stoppers (faults).

Large mid 19th century decanter with silver collar, 38 cm tall

Mid 19th Century Decanter with Silver Collar (10 words)

Large mid 19th century decanter with silver collar, 38 cm tall

Antique Victorian ruby & clear glass decanter, 28.5 cm high

Victorian Glass Decanter with Ruby Accents

Antique Victorian ruby & clear glass decanter, 28.5 cm high

A Mary Gregory cranberry decanter & matching beaker glass, late…

Mary Gregory Cranberry Decanter and Beaker Set

A Mary Gregory cranberry decanter & matching beaker glass, late 19th century, decorated in white enamel with a girl holding a bird, height 9-18 cm

A Victorian glass decanter & matching glass, with frosted…

Frosted Flower Decanter Set with Blue & Gilt Detail

A Victorian glass decanter & matching glass, with frosted flower & blue & gilt detail, height 15 & 30 cm

Antique and vintage glass ware including vases, decanter,…

19th & 20th Century Antique Glassware Collection: Vases, Decanters, More

Antique and vintage glass ware including vases, decanter, celery vase, drinking glass, etc, 19th and 20th century, quantity

Pair of 19th century engraved glass decanters depicting grapes…

Engraved Glass Decanters with Grape and Vine Design

Pair of 19th century engraved glass decanters depicting grapes & vines, with 'Mushroom' stoppers. 3 x cut rings on the neck and multiple moulded rings on the body. Height 22.5 cm (total)

A Victorian cut crystal decanter. Later 19th century, the body…

Victorian Diamond Adorned Crystal Decanter

A Victorian cut crystal decanter. Later 19th century, the body richly adorned with cushion cut diamonds and cross hatched designs, with slice cuts and fluted rings to the neck, surmounted by a ball stopper. Height 29.5 cm

Two Victorian ruby glass decanters, one with clear stopper

Victorian Ruby Glass Decanters with Clear Stopper

Two Victorian ruby glass decanters, one with clear stopper

A Victorian ruby glass decanter, 19th century, 25 cm

Victorian Ruby Glass Decanter, 19th Century

A Victorian ruby glass decanter, 19th century, 25 cm

Victorian ruby glass decanter, complete with original air…

Antique Ruby Glass Decanter with Air Bubble Stopper

Victorian ruby glass decanter, complete with original air bubble stopper

Victorian ruby glass decanter, with pressed clear handle and…

Victorian Ruby Glass Decanter with Clear Handle and Stopper

Victorian ruby glass decanter, with pressed clear handle and stopper

Victorian sterling silver & crystal  decanter stopper and…

Victorian Sterling Silver Crystal Decanter Stopper & Shoulders

Victorian sterling silver & crystal decanter stopper and shoulders hallmarked Chester 1898, maker's mark rubbed, pierced and embossed decoration to shoulders, height 28 cm

A pair of Victorian crystal decanters, each of globular form…

Victorian Crystal Decanters with Stoppers

A pair of Victorian crystal decanters, each of globular form with flared neck and bulbous stoppers. 33 cm high.

Victorian glass wine decanter heavy facet and thumb cut…

Victorian Glass Wine Decanter and Diamond Cut Dishes Set

Victorian glass wine decanter heavy facet and thumb cut together with bottle decanter (stopper not matching), three fine diamond cut dishes and measure 29 cm, 33 cm heights, 11.5 cm diameter.

Pair Victorian heavy glass decanters mallet shaped bodies with…

Victorian Ribbed Glass Decanters with Matching Stoppers

Pair Victorian heavy glass decanters mallet shaped bodies with heavy ribbing and matching stoppers

A 19th century 'Claret' engraved glass decanter, the flattened…

Engraved Claret Glass Decanter with Floral Vines

A 19th century 'Claret' engraved glass decanter, the flattened ovoid body with engraved name framed by floral vines, conforming stopper, spreading circular foot. Height 31 cm

Victorian Bristol green bottle decanter

Victorian Bristol Green Decanter

Victorian Bristol green bottle decanter

Two Victorian ruby glass decanters, of scalloped faceted form,…

Victorian Ruby Glass Decanters with Enamel Decoration

Two Victorian ruby glass decanters, of scalloped faceted form, one with enamel grape and leaf motif decoration in cream and gilt, both with stoppers, bottle height 28 cm (2)

19th century ruby glass and enamelled decanter with stopper,…

Enamelled Ruby Glass Decanter with Stopper

19th century ruby glass and enamelled decanter with stopper, height 35 cm

An antique French milk glass decanter with neo-classical…

French Neo-Classical Milk Glass Decanter, 19th Century

An antique French milk glass decanter with neo-classical profile portraits, 19th century, stamped, made in France, 23 cm high

Mary Gregory clear glass jug and a ruby glass cruet bottle, and…

19th Century Glassware Set

Mary Gregory clear glass jug and a ruby glass cruet bottle, and an etched glass decanter, 19th century, (3 items), 19 cm, 21 cm and 24 cm high

English hallmarked sterling silver neck cut crystal Victorian…

Victorian Sterling Silver Crystal Decanter with Rosette Motifs

English hallmarked sterling silver neck cut crystal Victorian decanter with a silver flared neck & repeating cut crystal rosette motifs. Sheffield, 1898, maker John round & Son Ltd condition good, minor stains, slight wear to the base. Height 30 cm

Early Victorian etched glass decanter with grape vine…

Victorian Grape Vine Etched Glass Decanter

Early Victorian etched glass decanter with grape vine decoration, 27 cm high

A pair of Victorian crystal decanters, each of globular form…

Victorian Hobnail Crystal Decanters with Stoppers

A pair of Victorian crystal decanters, each of globular form with hobnail cut neck and bulbous stoppers. 60 cm high.

A 19th century triple ring neck crystal decanter, with mushroom…

Triple Ring Neck Crystal Decanter with Mushroom Stopper

A 19th century triple ring neck crystal decanter, with mushroom stopper and star cut base. Height 24 cm.

A Victorian green crystal decanter. Height 30 cm.

Victorian Green Crystal Decanter - 30cm Height

A Victorian green crystal decanter. Height 30 cm.

Pair early 19th century Bristol blue bottle decanters

Pair of Bristol Blue Decanters

Pair early 19th century Bristol blue bottle decanters

A late 19th century vase, together with a pair of edged vases,…

Antique Vases and Decanter Collection

A late 19th century vase, together with a pair of edged vases, a decanter and stopper and a Swedish vase.

A Victorian ruby glass liqueur set with matching tray, decanter…

Victorian Ruby Glass Liqueur Set with Tray and Decanter

A Victorian ruby glass liqueur set with matching tray, decanter and four small glasses

Victorian decanter with glass & matching base

Victorian Glass Decanter Set with Matching Base

Victorian decanter with glass & matching base

4 glass decanters with Stoppers (II) a pair of 19th century…

Assorted Glass Decanters with Stoppers

4 glass decanters with Stoppers (II) a pair of 19th century decanters, height 19.5 cm (II) mid- 20th century (likely) decanters, height 25 cm & 23.5 cm

A late Victorian sterling silver mounted glass decanter. 1900…

Victorian Sterling Silver Glass Decanter

A late Victorian sterling silver mounted glass decanter. 1900 London, with maker's mark for probably William Comyns & Sons, the square decanter with a pinched body and a spiral decor surmounted by a globe stopper of conforming design, with a rococo…

An antique French glass decanter and French glass wine carafe,…

Antique French Glass Decanter and Wine Carafe Set

An antique French glass decanter and French glass wine carafe, circa 19th century. The decanter 31 cm high

Decanters: group of 4 cut crystal English decanters, 19th…

Set of 4 English Crystal Decanters, 19th Century

Decanters: group of 4 cut crystal English decanters, 19th century. Tallest 28 cm

Pair of Victorian glass decanters, decorated with hand painted…

Victorian Rose Decanter Set

Pair of Victorian glass decanters, decorated with hand painted black and gilded roses around the neck with flat round shape stoppers

Six Victorian individual glass decanters, all of globular form…

Set of Six Victorian Faceted Glass Decanters

Six Victorian individual glass decanters, all of globular form mainly with wheel-cut faceted decoration, height of tallest 17.5 cm

Victorian etched glass decanter, 26 cm high

Victorian Etched Glass Decanter - 26cm

Victorian etched glass decanter, 26 cm high

Pair of 19th century decanters c.1840

Antique 1840 Decanter Pair

Pair of 19th century decanters c.1840

Pair of Victorian vine etched glass decanters, height 29.5 cm…

Victorian Vine Etched Glass Decanters (29.5 cm)

Pair of Victorian vine etched glass decanters, height 29.5 cm approx

19th century glass decanter, heavy cylindrial body all with…

Mixed Cut Glass Decanter

19th century glass decanter, heavy cylindrial body all with mixed cuts

A Victorian Bristol green water decanter with plated silver…

Victorian Bristol Green Water Decanter with Silver Mounts

A Victorian Bristol green water decanter with plated silver mounts, of tall cylindrical shape with bottle ticket and stopper. Height 31 cm

A pair of Victorian ruby glass decanters, later 19th century,…

Victorian Ruby Glass Decanters with Globular Stoppers

A pair of Victorian ruby glass decanters, later 19th century, the squat tapering decanters with trumpet necks and floriform rims, with an internal lobed decor, applied clear glass ribbed handles and stepped globular stoppers. Height 26.5 cm

Pair of Victorian grape vine cut crystal decanters

Victorian Cut Crystal Grape Vine Decanters

Pair of Victorian grape vine cut crystal decanters

Pair of 19th century Bohemian glass decanters, in purple glass…

Bohemian Purple Glass Decanters with Etched Floral Motifs

Pair of 19th century Bohemian glass decanters, in purple glass with etched floral moral and foliate motifs, with large facetted stopper, height 27 cm (2)