VINTAGE BLENKO GLASS DECANTER REGAL SPECIALTY LINE 9-RE WAYNE HUSTED RED

Description

*** I NEED TO ADDRESS THE STOPPER. SOMEONE HAS THE OPINION THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL STOPPER. IN THE SPIRIT OF ACCURACY AND HONESTY, I WANT TO DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION.***
***WHAT I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THE STOPPER IS THAT IT FITS PERFECT AND IS A PERFECT COLOR MATCH.  I ALSO KNOW THERE ARE CHARACTERISTICS IN BLOWN GLASS THAT WOULD MAKE ME THINK THE STOPPER IS ORIGINAL BUT IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT IN SHAPE THAN OTHER EXAMPLES I HAVE LOOKED AT. EXAMPLE BEING THE 1960 CATALOG PICTURE SHOWS. THAT CATALOG EXAMPLE IS A COMPLETELLY DIFFERENT SHAPE THAN SEVERAL EXAMPLES I HAVE LOOKED AT.***
*** THE REGAL DECANTER EXAMPLES I LOOKED AT HAD STOPPERS THAT WERE SMOOTH AND STOPPERS THAT HAVE SLIGHT VERTICAL OPTIC RIBBING. THE STOPPER ON THIS DECANTER HAS THE VERTICAL OPTIC RIBBING***
***THE STOPPER FITS NICE AND SNUG WITH NO WOBBLE***
***UNDER THE BLACKLIGHT, THE GLASS AROUND THE ROUGH PONTIL REACTS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE GLASS AT THE TIP OF THE STOPPER.***
*** I HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HOURS LOOKING FOR ANY DECANTER THAT HAS A STOPPER THAT EVEN SLIGHTLY RESMBLES A REGAL STOPPER. I COULD NOT FIND A SINGLE EXAMPLE OF THIS STOPPER DESIGN FROM BLENKO OR ANY OTHER COMPANY***
.
*** AS A SELLER, OBVIOUSLY I WOULD LIKE TO ADVERTISE THIS AS THE ORIGINAL STOPPER BUT IN GOOD FAITH, I AM DISCLOSING WHAT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED TO ME FROM ANOTHER MEMBER. ULTIMATELY THE BUYER NEEDS TO DECIDE IF THEY LIKE THE DECANTER AS IT SITS OR NOT. I AM REDUCING THE OPENING BID PRICE BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, I AM NOT 100 PERCENT CERTAIN ABOUT THE STOPPER ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, BUT I PERSONAL THINK IT IS ORIGINAL TO THE BOTTLE.***
ANOTHER INTERESTING DETAIL IS THAT THE DECANTER IS UNSIGNED. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A REGAL DECANTER UNSIGNED. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS WOULD HAVE GONE UNSIGNED FROM THE FACTORY BUT MY BELIEF IS THAT IT TIES IN TO THE SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR SHAPE OF THE STOPPER. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY BLENKO GLASS BUFFS OUT THERE AND I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THEIR OPINIONS.
HARD TO FIND BLENKO GLASS DECANTER FROM THE REGAL SERIES 1960. PRODUCED FOR I BELIEVE ONLY 2 YEARS IN 1960, 1961. WAYNE HUSTED WAS THE DESIGNER.
MEASURES 17 INCHES TALL.
RED IN COLOR.
EXCELLENT CONDITION. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR DINGS.
THIS IS NOT BRAND NEW AND HAND BLOWN GLASS. THERE ARE BUBBLES, STRAW MARKS, PRODUCTION FLAWS AND USAGE WEAR. THERE IS NO DAMAGE. THIS IS VERY LIGHTLY USED ITEM AND DISPLAYS NICE. THERE ARE A COUPLE SMALL SURACE ABRASIONS TO THE BOTTLE. TOTALLY NORMAL AND ACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF WEAR FOR 60 YEAR OLD ART GLASS.
WINNING BIDDER TO PAY 28.00 SHIPPING AND INSURANCE. BID WITH CONFIDENCE. CHECK MY FEEDBACK FOR COMMENTS FROM MANY HAPPY CUSTOMERS.
EBAY ADDS SALES TAX WHERE APPLICABLE.