1960s Italian Blue Pressed Leaf MCM Empoli Art Glass Decanter with Ball Stopper
Date: 20th Century
PRICE: SOLD
Dimensions: H 37cm W 25cm D 60cm
Shipping: -
1960s Italian bright blue pressed Midcentury Modern Empoli Art-Glass carafe with a Poison Ivy or maybe a Hemp leaf print and ball stopper.
Mention Italian glass and probably everyone’s mind immediately leaps to Venice and Murano.
But there is another almost equally famous centre of Italian glass making known as Empoli.
Empoli glass is generally much simpler and does not have the intricately applied trim or decorations associated with Venetian and Murano pieces.
The simple traditional styles of Empoli glass were quickly adapted to the abstract shapes of mid 20th century modernism. It became hugely popular as a decorative home accent, and was exported across the world.
Now they are highly sought after by international collectors.
Like Murano glass in the 1950s-1960s the great majority of Empoli glass was marked only with relatively generic “Made in Italy” paper or foil label. Over time, many of the original labels have fallen off and the majority of Empoli MCM glass now is unmarked.
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