{"product_id":"hand-blown-green-white-swirl-pitcher","title":"Hand-Blown Green \u0026 White Swirl Pitcher","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGreen, Striped \u0026amp; Slightly Ruffled — \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLobed Green Glass Pitcher, Hand-Wound with a Single White Glass Thread\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottle green. Pinstriped. \u003cem\u003eShamelessly curvy!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Riviera Mystery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe found this lovely pitcher in Nice, a city that was Italian until 1860 and still can’t quite decide \u003cem\u003ewhich side of the border its heart belongs to\u003c\/em\u003e. Our pitcher seems to share the confusion, \u003cem\u003eand frankly, it suits her.\u003c\/em\u003e French or Italian? We’ll let her keep her mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tuscan Art of Green\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf she is \u003cem\u003eItalian\u003c\/em\u003e, she most likely comes from \u003cstrong\u003eTuscany\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the \u003cstrong\u003eglassworks of Empoli \u003c\/strong\u003espent centuries perfecting \u003cem\u003eone very particular shade of green\u003c\/em\u003e. It started as pure practicality. Iron in the local sand tinted the glass naturally, and the furnaces turned out thousands of sturdy green bottles. The Tuscans called it simply \u003cem\u003everde\u003c\/em\u003e, and for generations it was the colour of everyday life: \u003cem\u003ewine on the table, oil in the pantry, water in the jug\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBy the 1930s, the workshops had started to show off. Glassblowers who had spent years making bottles began playing with form and decoration, a flirtation that would turn into a full-blown love affair after the war, when Empoli glass was shipped to homes from Paris to Palm Beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Thread, Endless Swirls\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhich brings us to her \u003cem\u003eparty trick\u003c\/em\u003e. A glassmaker wound a single thread of molten white glass around her green body, round and round like ribbon on a maypole. It’s an old Italian idea at heart: Venetian glassmakers had been working with milky white \u003cem\u003elattimo glass\u003c\/em\u003e since the Renaissance. Then, while everything was still glowing hot, our maker pinched her into soft lobes, so every white line dips and sways with her silhouette. The result is part Breton stripe, part tulip, part \u003cem\u003elemonade-on-a-Ligurian-terrace fantasy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlip Her Over\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTurn her over and the whole story is right there. The white thread spirals across the base and coils around the pontil mark, the little scar every hand-blown piece carries as proof of where the glassblower’s rod once held it. Seen from below, she’s a six-petalled flower. Seen from the side, she’s pure personality. The handle was applied by hand, and the spout was pulled into a neat little beak. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHold her up to the light and you’ll spot tiny bubbles caught in the glass, little breaths from the furnace that no modern factory would allow. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade for Long Lunches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePut her on the summer table with mint water, sangria or a chilled rosé, and watch everything look ten degrees cooler. \u003cem\u003eChe bello! \u003c\/em\u003ePieces like this were made one at a time, by hand and by eye, so no two lines are quite the same. \u003cem\u003eThat’s exactly the point.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe’s hand-blown in green glass with applied opaque white thread decoration, a pinched and lobed body, an applied handle, a pulled spout and a pontil mark to the base. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFound in Nice, she’s European, possibly Italian, and dates from the\u003cstrong\u003e early to mid-20th century, circa 1930–1950\u003c\/strong\u003e. She stands 22 cm (8.7 in) tall and measures 16 cm (6.3 in) from handle to spout and 14 cm (5.5 in) wide. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetter Together\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe’s a star on her own, but give her a supporting cast and she really shines! Pair her with our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wildschut-antiques.com\/products\/handmade-green-swirl-tumbler-water-glass\"\u003eIchendorf Milano green swirl tumblers\u003c\/a\u003e, mouth-blown in Italy with their own \u003cem\u003etwist of verde\u003c\/em\u003e, and serve the lot on our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wildschut-antiques.com\/products\/broggi-of-milan-mid-century-grand-oval-gallery-tray\"\u003eBroggi of Milan grand oval gallery tray\u003c\/a\u003e, with two centuries of Milanese silver beneath her. One swirl pours, the other swirls back, and the silver catches every reflection. \u003cem\u003eThat’s aperitivo hour sorted, all the way from Milan to your table!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildschut Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57718201811317,"sku":"Deco-Glass-","price":155.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/7930\/4236\/files\/Wildschut-Antiques-Green-Glass-Pitcher-Web-DEF-1.jpg?v=1793719091","url":"https:\/\/wildschut-antiques.com\/products\/hand-blown-green-white-swirl-pitcher","provider":"Wildschut Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}