Cristalleria Empoli - Drinking set (25) - Crystal

Set of transparent, mouth-blown lead crystal glassware, comprising 6 water goblets, 13.5 cm high x 8.2 cm in diameter; 12 wine glasses, 11.2 cm high x 6.8 cm in diameter; and 7 liqueur glasses, 9.2 cm high x 5.2 cm in diameter. Each glass has a bell-shaped/inverted-cone bowl, finely acid-etched with an ornamental scrollwork motif inspired by the Baroque/Art Deco styles. The stem is smooth and slender, joined to the bowl and circular foot by small knops. Made by the now-defunct Empoli glassworks (Florence) in the 1930s, in the Art Deco style. In Italy, etched crystal tableware sets like these were widespread in the 20th century as part of bridal trousseaux and as decorative table settings in bourgeois homes.