{"product_id":"vintage-etched-sailing-ship-decanter-and-6-stemmed-glasses","title":"1970s–1980s Toscany Romanian Etched Clipper Ship Decanter \u0026 6 Glasses","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderfully handsome vintage nautical bar service attributed to Toscany of Romania, comprising a broad-based ship's decanter with stopper and six matching stemmed glasses, each etched with a full-rigged clipper ship under sail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe decanter has the traditional low, broad silhouette associated with a ship's or admiral's decanter — a form originally intended to provide greater stability at sea. From its substantial circular base, the glass sweeps upward into a long slender neck finished with a wide clear stopper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the body is an etched multi-masted sailing ship, repeated on each of the six matching glasses. The stemware is particularly attractive, with rounded bowls, substantial circular feet and turned stems punctuated by a central knop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a complete seven-piece service, it makes a marvelous bar display: clear, restrained glass from a distance, with the maritime detail revealing itself as you approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor whiskey, brandy, cognac or simply a gentleman's bar that could use a little salt air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWORTH NOTING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete \u003cstrong\u003eseven-piece set\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 ship's decanter with stopper\u003cbr\u003e6 matching etched stemmed glasses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClosely matching documented examples are attributed to \u003cstrong\u003eToscany and Romanian manufacture\u003c\/strong\u003e. Because no surviving maker's label or mark is visible on our set, we are describing the attribution rather than representing the maker as definitively marked. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe etched clipper ship motif is repeated across the decanter and all six glasses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMEASUREMENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecanter approximately 10\" high including stopper × 6\" diameter at base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlasses approximately 6\" high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements are approximate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePre-owned vintage condition with age-appropriate evidence of prior use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease review photographs closely for the condition of the etched decoration, rims, stems and feet, as well as the decanter neck, stopper and stopper fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM THE HOUSE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe broad ship's decanter is one of those bar forms whose history is almost better than its appearance — designed with a low center of gravity so one's brandy had a fighting chance against a rolling sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one earns its place in the House for the complete service: six matching glasses, each carrying the same tall ship as the decanter. Precisely the sort of thing that belongs beside old books, maps and a respectable bottle of something amber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~ Maxwell\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48707822977218,"sku":"HOG-Gy-HDBG-1248","price":168.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7285\/5746\/files\/item-006_HOG-Gy-HDBG-1248_SGW-273033256_hero_96c7f011-e382-4b0c-922e-8ed7e7290008.png?v=1788201546","url":"https:\/\/thehouseofgenevieve.com\/products\/vintage-etched-sailing-ship-decanter-and-6-stemmed-glasses","provider":"The House of Genevieve","version":"1.0","type":"link"}