Description
Antique crystal demijohn in green blown glass (France, c.1900)
This antique crystal demijohn is estimated to be about 120 years old. It was used for the storage of all kinds of drinkable liquids. Our green blown glass demijohn vase has a height of 42cm and a diameter of approximately 23cm.
It was recovered from central France in a perfect state of preservation.
It is a unique antique glass piece, handcrafted according to the standards of the time using the blown glass technique.
It is now difficult to find pieces of this age preserved this well.
We would like to highlight its dark green color and unique asymmetric shape created by the blown glass technique.
- Ref.: AM04144
- Dimensions: 23cm Diameter x 42cm Height
- Antiquity: 120 years
- Material: Blown glass
- Origin: France
— HISTORIC NOTE —
The blown glass technique is a manufacturing technique that dates back to the 1st century BC.
It is characterized by using the soap bubble method, that is, bubbles are created in the raw material of the glass. The bubbles are created by literally blowing the molten glass then working it with various metal tools until the desired shape is achieved.
With the use of different minerals and chemical compounds, different colors and characteristics are achieved.
Very few companies currently exist that continue to use this type of manufacturing due to its cost and difficulty.
This antique glass vase can continue to be used as a demijohn vase to preserve food or as a decorative demijohn vase in any of your favorite spaces.
Our antique demijohns are unique pieces specially selected to be part of timeless spaces and combine perfectly with some of our antique sideboards and cabinets .
