Vintage Cut and Etched Lead Crystal Decanter with Fluted Stopper

This is a fine-quality vintage lead crystal decanter, likely mid-20th century, featuring a classic bulbous body with a tapered neck and a faceted bulbous stopper. The piece demonstrates high-level craftsmanship through a combination of hand-cut and wheel-etched techniques. The main body is decorated with a recurring floral motif, specifically five-petaled flowers with frosted, wheel-ground petals, surrounded by curved leafy stems and deep vertical flutes that extend up the neck. The base features a starburst or rayed cut, providing stability and reflecting light upward. The glass is clear with high brilliance, suggesting a significant lead content characteristic of European makers such as Waterford or Bohemian glassworks. The stopper is expertly ground to fit the neck, featuring vertical facets that mirror the design of the neck flutes. In terms of condition, the crystal appears bright with no visible clouding (sickness), though minor surface scratches on the base from use and potential tiny flea bites on the stopper ground edges are common for pieces of this age. No maker's mark is immediately visible in the image, but the precision of the 'gray' (frosted) cuts indicates a professional manufacture likely dating between 1940 and 1970.