Five Mid-Century Modern Olive Green Italian Opaline Empoli Vase Bottle Candy Jar
Date: 20th Century
PRICE: SOLD
Dimensions: H 37cm W 25cm D 60cm
Shipping: -
Very decorative olive green set of five different size Italian blown and pressed glass bottles.
One high pressed clear glass genie bottle, two blown glass carafes and two blown glass apothecary or candy jars.
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 items are slightly different in colour, design, shape and size (height with lid):
Pressed 'swirl' clear glass genie bottle, 63cm high, Ø 11cm (24.8"x4,3")
Blown clear glass carafe with stopper 44cm high, Ø 13cm (17.3"x5.1")
Blown cased glass pitcher (pontil in picture) 30cm high, Ø 18cm (11.8"x7.1")
Higher apothecary or candy jar, blown cased glass with swirl, 35cm high, Ø 11cm (13.3"x4.3")
|Lower apothecary or candy jar, clear blown glass, 30cm high, Ø 20cm (11.8"x7,9")
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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