Bohemian Art Deco Smoked Glass Decanter Featuring Concentric Gold Ring Designs

Condition: Near Mint
Height: 8.5″ (21.25cm)
Width: 3″ (7.5cm)
Length: 3″ (7.5cm)
Diameter: 3″ (7.5cm)
Year Manufactured: 1940

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Condition: Near Mint
Height: 8.5″ (21.25cm)
Width: 3″ (7.5cm)
Length: 3″ (7.5cm)
Diameter: 3″ (7.5cm)
Year Manufactured: 1940

Photos form part of the description. Exact item shown; please review all images carefully.
This is a Bohemian Art Deco smoked glass decanter from around 1940, shown here in near mint condition. The tall cylinder body is a warm gray-brown smoke, wrapped in tight concentric gold rings that march from base to shoulder. Its broad, flat stopper echoes the same ring motif and seats into a neatly ground neck. At 8.5 inches tall and about 3 inches across, it’s a tidy size for a bar cart or bedside tray. At roughly 86 years old, it reads vintage without fuss—sleek, graphic, and still very usable, with gilding that looks remarkably crisp for its age.

Bohemian glass from the Art Deco era came out of Czech and Slovak glass towns like Nový Bor and Jablonec, where workshops—think names such as Moser, Karl Palda, and Riedel—pushed clean geometry, smoky tints, and bold bands. Pieces like this were mouth-blown, then hand-finished with polished rims and ground stoppers; the gold striping was applied by hand and fired to set the shine. Production around 1940 straddled late Deco and early wartime austerity, so survivors in this shape, with original stopper and unrubbed bands, are not common. Collectors chase them as easy mix-ins with modern decor, and as small, honest slices of Central European design history.