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Category: Photo Identification Approval Date: 8/5/2012 4:11 PM Family Surname: RUBENSTEIN Country: Ukraine Town: Verbovets	Click the picture to enlarge	I would like to know if this decanter came with my grandmother from Ukraine.

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8/6/2012 9:27 AM	What's on the bottom? Any marks or inscriptions?
8/7/2012 12:17 AM	It looks a lot like Bohemian or Czech etched red glass, but whether it was acquired in the old country or in US, I don't know how to tell. If you google this category, you will see items similar to this.
8/7/2012 1:50 AM	It's a classic late 19th century Cranberry Glass (made using a gold oxide compound which at high temperature turns red) decanter from Bohemia which is more or less the area of modern Czech Republic. Such decanters - and matching wine glasses - were exported throughout Europe. I'm not sure if they were also exported to the US.
8/7/2012 6:32 AM	Beautiful! A reputable antique or museum appraiser may be able to answer your question if you get no definitive answers with your posting.
8/7/2012 7:31 AM	You can upload the image to http://images.google.com/ and Google will search the web to find any exact matches. Just click on the little camera icon in the search box for the upload link.

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