Coralene Egg Liquor Decanter 6 Glasses Tantalus Set

Coralene egg shaped tantalus decanter set with 6 shot glasses & decanter. The art work is reverse painted orange overall, the hand painted details are of a coralene butterfly & flowers. The approximate dimensions are 9.75 H (with lid) x 5.25 W. There is wear on the egg around the edge which is due to age of item. Also, wear on the inside of the egg where the 6 glasses & decanter are located is also showing wear. Please review all pictures in magnified view prior to purchasing. Interesting Info on Coralene – Coralene glass was a Victorian form of decoration on glass. A picture or design was painted onto the glass with syrupy enamel paint, & tiny glass balls were applied to this surface, then re-heated so they partially melted into the surface. The result looked a little like the rough surface of coral. Coralene was first patented in 1883 by Schierholz in Germany, but very soon afterwards was being exported in large volumes from Bohemia & also made in the USA by the Mt Washingon Glass Company in New Bedford. It was sometimes called Coral beaded or Coralene beaded & various other names. The Mt Washington coralene designs, as well as those from Bohemia, often imitated strands of coral patterned over the glass Coralene Egg Liquor Decanter 6 Glasses Tantalus Set