A RED AND GILT BOHEMIA CUT-GLASS SPIRIT DECANTER FOR THE IRANIAN MARKETBohemia, Czech Republic, late 19th centuryOf typical pyriform shape, on a circular flat base, with a tapering ringed neck rising to a wide everted mouth, the lid faceted and arrow-shaped, the decoration typical of the Iranian export market production and consisting of swirling bands of gilt beading, rosette and floral bouquets, grid patterns and stylised vegetal festoons, the base marked with the number '17', 44.6cm high.