Riedel Horn Decanter

Description

The handmade decanter distinguishes by an elegant and complex design. Modeled after a musical horn's coiled shape, the decanter is formed freely without the help of any molds, and proves extremely difficult to create. Requiring three master glassblowers' efforts, the horn's form is mouth blown with two openings on either end, the larger of which is to be used for both receiving and pouring wine. The decanter's clear crystal color is accented by a large regal golden yellow stripe outlined by two black lines following the contours of its curved silhouette. In homage to the RIEDEL family's central European heritage in Austria and Bohemia, the Horn decanter was in fact inspired by the iconic insignia that symbolizes the Austrian Post's mail delivery system. Europe's 18th and 19th century mail system utilized horse drawn carriages to deliver mail between cities, and to announce their arrival, mail carriers would play the Post Horn to notify the public