Victorian Mary Gregory Style Uranium Green Glass Decanter with Stopper
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Meet the Victorian Mary Gregory Style Uranium Green Glass Decanter — all swan neck and storybook charm, capped with a tiered clear stopper. It’s the sort of bottle that once poured cordials while children in white enamel danced across its surface.
Mary Gregory decoration became a transatlantic craze in the late 1800s, most often executed by Bohemian workshops for export. The small figure and feathery foliage here are textbook elements from that era.
The body appears to be uranium glass — that cheerful yellow‑green that glows under UV. The ruffled lip and stacked-knop stopper are consistent with hand-blown Victorian glass rather than machine work.
Condition looks solid: enamel appears crisp; I can’t see chips. The clear stopper fits the style, though it could be a later marriage. The tiny amber mug beside it likely isn’t original to the set and won’t affect the decanter’s value.
Authenticity? I land at 55%. The look is right, but without base and pontil photos I stay cautious — this genre has many mid‑20th‑century revivals. Auction value today: $120 to $250, depending on glow, fit of the stopper, and overall presentation. A charming slice of Victorian whimsy either way.
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Item Report
Victorian Mary Gregory Style Uranium Green Glass Decanter with Stopper
Materials:Uranium (vaseline) glass body, clear glass stopper, white enamel decoration
Age:Circa 1880–1910 (with possibility of mid-20th century revival)
Condition:Very Good (light surface wear; stopper present but may be a replacement; enamel appears intact; base not inspected)
Value:$120–$250 at auction (decanter and stopper; amber mug not included)
Maker's Marks / Writing:No maker’s marks visible in the provided image.
Date:2025-11-15 17:28:55.914649
Description:
Hand-blown green glass decanter with clear tiered stopper and ruffled pouring lip, decorated in opaque white (enameled) ‘Mary Gregory’ figural and foliage painting. The squat globular body rises to a slender neck; the decoration shows a small figure before palms/foliage. A small amber miniature mug seen beside it appears unrelated.
Curator Questions
Curated by Jade
Assessment:
Classic late-19th-century Bohemian decanter in the Mary Gregory tradition, likely uranium glass (will fluoresce under UV). The clear, tiered stopper and ruffled lip are consistent with period work; enamel figure style also aligns with export wares to the U.S. The tiny amber mug looks like a later, unrelated miniature. A word about fakes.. Mary Gregory-type glass has been widely reproduced from the mid-20th century onward; beware pristine surfaces, heavy modern glass, and flat, machine-applied enamel. This example shows plausible form and decoration, but base wear and pontil details are not shown, so I remain cautious.
Individual Images:
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Provenance:
Not provided.
Condition:
Very Good (light surface wear; stopper present but may be a replacement; enamel appears intact; base not inspected)
Identification Score: 90%
Form, green uranium color, white figural enamel, and clear tiered stopper strongly indicate a Mary Gregory style Bohemian decanter.
Authenticity Score: 55%
Proportions and decoration look period-appropriate, but absence of base/pontil photos and uncertain stopper originality mean it could be an early 20th-century or later revival; moderate confidence.
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Keywords
Mary Gregory style, Victorian glass, Bohemian, uranium glass, vaseline glass, decanter, enamel decoration, 19th century, Czech
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