This is another one of my fine vintage Empoli bottle vases. This one is a much more unusual one with it's flared conical base. What an amazing shape! It looks great on display.
It was made in the 1960s by Empoli glass, Italy. It is a clear emerald / olive coloured glass. The sides of the genie vase are smooth with no decorative patterns or motifs. It is certainly a very attractive minimalistic piece of vintage glass.
Empoli is a region in the west of Italy, southwest of Florence in the province of Tuscany. Empoli has been producing and exporting glass since the 14th century.
For centuries, green glass was a trademark colour of Empoli. The Empoli green, known as “Empoli Verde" was created from the iron that occurred locally in the sands of the Empoli region. Pieces of Empoli glass as not often marked as such - and in the past might have had a Made in Italy sticker or paper label but this is now often missing.
During the 1950s and 1960s, Empoli glass manufacturers moved away from their traditional green glassware, and began producing modern brightly coloured glass and pieces of vibrant cased glass covered in a thick layer of clear glass,
My Genie Bottle vase is hand blown and is a nice simple and stylish shape. The base has flares out and forms a wide base. The neck has two applied hoops and at the top is a shaped rim. The stopper sits in to neck of the decanter - and I love its shape - it is rather like a flattened mushroom.
There are no damages to my Genie bottle - and it certainly looks fabulous on display in a mid-century modern interior. They are now getting hard to find and are collectable bits of vintage Italian Glass.
It has no chips or cracks.
The overall height (including the stopper) is 11 1/2 inches. The stopper measures a total of 3 1/2 inches. The stopper is 2 3/4 inches in diameter. The base measures 7 1/2 inches in diameter. The rim at the top is 2 inches in diameter.
Postage will be with Royal Mail (Medium Parcel) Tracked postage - this will be applied to your order at checkout.