BLUE GILT DECANTER

THIS HAS BEEN WITH ME FOR 7 YEARS NOW,AND BEFORE THAT , IT BELONGED TO A FRIEND OF MINE THAT HAD IT FOR 13 YEARS,HE BOUGHT IT IN AN AUCTION FOR $250,I INHERITED THE PIECE WHEN HE EMIGRATED FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO THE UK,I COULD NEVER ESTABLISH THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, AS I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS AN ANTIQUE FRENCH PIECE,TILL I SAW A SIMILIAR ITEM FROM PERSIA AT A TRADE FAIR,SO,IF THERE IS ANYBODY WHO COULD SHED SOME LIGHT ON MY DILEMA,AS USUAL,I WOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATIVE.THE ITEM STANDS 50 CM HIGH.IT SEEMS TO BE HAND BLOWN.