Rare Art Nouveau Gilded & Cased Glass Liqueur Decanter c.1900

Rare Art Nouveau (c.1900) antique liqueur decanter or claret jug that has a brass flip cap and handle, the glass clear, and then cased in apple green and cut into leaves. The leaves encircle the bowl which are split by a wandering and continuous double prism cut, which forms a “middle branch”. The clear glass above and below has been engraved with poppy seeds, which have then been gilded. The decanter has a real ‘earthy’ Art Nouveau feel and style. The poppy seeds and green leaves very much part of the Opium scene which was popular in the Victorian and Edwardian era. Date & Origin:- Bohemia or Southern Europe c.1900