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Empoli Verde Italian Green Glass Vase / Vinegar & Oil Dispenser

Product Number: WS12241

£15.00




Description

A stunning 1970's green glass vinegar & oil dispenser, made by one of the many glass manufacturers based in the region of Empoli, Italy. Could also be used as a vase for thin stemmed flowers. Known as Empoli Verde ("verde" is Italian for "green"), this bottle green glassware takes its name from the traditional green colour of Empoli glass, which was a result of the content of local sand used for glass production.  Empoli manufacturers that produced Verge glassware include Vetrerie E. Taddei & C., Vetreria Etrusca, Vetreria Toso Bagnoli, CLAVE, and Vetrerie Empolesi.

Size

Measures approx 8 inches tall by 6 inches in diameter at widest point.

Condition

Has a couple of nibbles and small fracture to one of the handle joints, shown in final picture.