Eleven 1960s Italian Empoli Rossini Amber Genie Glass Bottles Vase and Candy Jar
Date: 20th Century
PRICE: SOLD
Dimensions: H 60cm W 16cm D 13cm
Shipping: $400
Very decorative amber or caramel brown yellow set of eleven different size and colour Italian glass Rossini Empoli bottles.
Nine pressed bottles, of which five genie bottles. Two blown clear glass items; a large cognac glass and a tent shape lidded bonbon or candy jar.
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 and look beautiful arranged together.
All bottles have their stopper and are different in colour, design, shape and size (height with stopper):
Bulbous pressed bubble genie bottle 60cm high, Ø 13cm (23.62" x 5.12")
Narrow pressed bubble genie bottle 57cm high, Ø 8cm (22.44" x 3.15")
Drip design pressed genie bottle 55ch high, Ø 13cm (21.65" x 5.12")
Caramel clear glass with flower design pressed bottle 53cm high, Ø 13 (13.78" x 5.12")
Smaller pressed decanter with grape design 32x13x13cm (12.6" x 5.12" x 5.12")
Square square pressed decanter, ribbed design with ball stopper 29x9x9cm (11.42" x 3.54" x 2.54")
Large cognac glass, blown glass, 27cm high, Ø 16cm (10.63" x 6.3")
Bonbon or candy jar, blown glass, 26cm high, Ø 16cm (10.24" x 6.3")
Pressed rock design decanter 25x15x7cm (9.84" x 5.91" x 2.76")
Small pressed boot vase, 16x12x7,5cm (6.3" x 4.72" x 2.95")
Mini pressed genie bottle 23cm high, Ø 8cm (9.05" x 3.15")
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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