Wiskemann - Liquor set (2) - Crystal

Elegant shaker cocktail and ice tincer "cut-to-clear" (highly sought after, especially in emerald green)

The design is a Bohemian classic (Val St. Lambert or Nachtmann style). The combination of emerald green with the long, tapered cuts (called "lance cuts") suggests a production of the very highest level, probably dated between the 1930s and the 1950s.

Glass Technique: It is glass of the "Incamiciato e Intagliato" type. In practice, the container is born with a layer of emerald green glass over a transparent layer. The craftsman then carved the motifs in a "nail" pattern (the upper ovals) and in a "diamond" pattern (the lower grille) to reveal the transparency underneath.

• Style and Origin: This kind of piece was typical of Bohemian production (now the Czech Republic) or of the great English crystal manufacturers (such as Webb or Richardson) that stocked the tables of Europe’s upper middle class.

The WA mark confirms that the objects are made by Wiskemann, one of the most prestigious names in Belgian silverware.