Clea Glass & Gold Rim Fruit Bowl

Superb fruit bowl, model “Pompadour” exceptional Italian handicraft work, produced by the Vetrerie di Empoli signed “Griffe Montenapoleone Milano”.

This very beautiful realization is a piece of glass, mouth-blown, ground entirely by hand, the frieze of acanthus leaves engraved on the outer edge, the speckles and the finishing touches of the decoration are also made by hand with 24 carat gold.  

Period : XXth Century
Dimensions : Height : 27cm
Diameter of the cup : 37cm

In the early 1900s, the Vetrerie di Empoli began to produce artistic glassware for the table, in parallel to the traditional production of flasks and lady-johns, this activity quickly became a great commercial success and an unexpected artistic and cultural impact.

In 1935, Vetrerie di Empoli, well ahead of its time, opened single-brand stores in Rome, Turin and Milan, and Empoli green glass entered most Italian homes.

In step with the times, traditional glass transformed from rustic to increasingly elegant, multiplying its presence in the windows of Milan, first in Via Pietro Verri and then in the central Montenapoleone.

Today, the Vetrerie di Empoli is visited daily by the most sophisticated international clientele, which requires a different product, qualitatively high but which surprises and excites.
The guarantee is in the skills of the same family that, for more than a hundred years, has been committed to create always innovative and original collections, some of them even covered by international patents.