Decanter - Uranium glass - Blue Uranium Empoli

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Rare blue uranium glass decanter from Empoli, hand‑blown in the 1950s, with a double‑gourd shape and a base of concentric rings, a stopper with an internal air bubble, UV reactive at 365 and 395 nm, in very good condition.

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Very rare and in excellent condition blue uranium glass decanter from Empoli with stopper.

Period 1950/1960, hand-blown, with a "double pumpkin" / double bubble shape.

This piece features a base with concentric circles and slightly diagonally faceted facets across the entire surface.

The stopper contains an air bubble balloon-shaped trapped inside.

The only defects are on the base of the stopper and a tiny chip on the rim of the decanter opening.

Fluoresces under UV light at 365 nm and 395 nm.

Dimensions:
- Total height: 19.5 cm
- Total weight: 294 g

● Decanter body
- Base diameter: 6 cm
- Large bubble diameter: 8 cm
- Small bubble diameter: 5.1 cm
- Rim diameter of the opening: 4 cm
- Internal opening diameter: 1.6 cm
- Approximate depth: 13.5 cm

● Stopper
- Height: 6.5 cm
- Bubble diameter: 3.2 cm
- Base diameter: 1.7 cm

Don’t miss this rare piece of blue uranium glass

Very rare and in excellent condition blue uranium glass decanter from Empoli with stopper.

Period 1950/1960, hand-blown, with a "double pumpkin" / double bubble shape.

This piece features a base with concentric circles and slightly diagonally faceted facets across the entire surface.

The stopper contains an air bubble balloon-shaped trapped inside.

The only defects are on the base of the stopper and a tiny chip on the rim of the decanter opening.

Fluoresces under UV light at 365 nm and 395 nm.

Dimensions:
- Total height: 19.5 cm
- Total weight: 294 g

● Decanter body
- Base diameter: 6 cm
- Large bubble diameter: 8 cm
- Small bubble diameter: 5.1 cm
- Rim diameter of the opening: 4 cm
- Internal opening diameter: 1.6 cm
- Approximate depth: 13.5 cm

● Stopper
- Height: 6.5 cm
- Bubble diameter: 3.2 cm
- Base diameter: 1.7 cm

Don’t miss this rare piece of blue uranium glass

Details

Era
1900-2000
Glass type
Uranium glass
Specific region of origin
Empoli
Title additional information
Blue Uranium Empoli
Number of objects
1
Material
Glass
Country of origin
Italy
Style
Mid-century modern
Colour
Blue, Turquoise
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
19.5 cm
Width
8 cm
Diameter
8 cm
Estimated period
1950-1960
AustriaVerified
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Objects sold
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