Empoli Art Glass HUGE Circus Tent Covered Jar
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Description
Empoli Art Glass HUGE Circus Tent Covered Jar
Big, fat and beautiful, cased glass long-stemmed covered jar. Fondly referred to as “Circus Tent” today, this fabulous retro style was popular from the 1950’s to early 1960’s. Cased white and red glass results in a creamy red. The tip of the tent is not cased and shows the “pre-cased” dark red color. Vertical lighter lines, occurring by thinning the casing, enhance the circus tent effect and add a plus to the decor.
Hand blown with attached colorless stem. No chips, no cracks, no discoloration. Tiny “bump” found on top of finial appears to be a maker’s miss. In overall excellent condition.
Made by Empoli Glass in the 1940’s-1950’s, operating in the city of Empoli, near Florence Italy since the 1200’s. Gio Ponti, a major Italian designer of the time, worked for Empoli glass.
LARGE. Measures 13″ tall and 9″ at widest. Girth measures 27″ around.
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