LARGE COVERED FLASK in cut opaque glass, painted in blue, orange, yellow, white, green and blue, with polychrome and gilded foliage and flowers. (Wear from use and gilding, small missing parts on the body, chips on the stopper). Bohemia for the Orient, late 19th-20th centuries. A LARGE PAINTED CUT GLASS BOTTLE AND COVER, BOHEMIA FOR THE ORIENTAL MARKET, LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY. HEIGHT 50.5 CM (19 7/8 IN.)

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