Genie Bottles in the Corset Style - Vintage Empoli Glass Decanter Vases in Blue, Amber, Green, Orange, Red and Brown
Genie Bottles in the Corset Style - Vintage Empoli Glass Decanter Vases in Blue, Amber, Green, Orange, Red and Brown
A selection of vintage Italian genie bottles in the beautiful and sought-after "Corset" style, available for individual sale.
Produced in mid-century Empoli, a suburb of Florence in Tuscany, Italy, where many glass-producing factories were situated, this style of decanter bottle was hugely popular as a decorative room accent, and was exported across the world. They are now sought out by international collectors and look beautiful arranged together or alone. Each mid-sized bottle, nicknamed the Corset style by collectors due to its curvy waisted shape, has a pressed panelled decor to its sides and a ribbed flame-shaped stopper with plastic insulation where it fits inside the bottle neck. Bases are smooth with no identifying marks. The stoppers are often slightly roughly cast, and usually have manufacturing strawmarks and bubbles in the glass. The red colourway is sometimes transparent and sometimes almost completely opaque, but fitted with transparent amberina stoppers.
Height including stopper 14"/35.5cm
Width at widest point 6"/15cm
Unpacked weight c.2.1lbs/950g
This style of bottle was produced in several colours which vary in rarity. Bottles are available for individual sale, select your colour choice from the dropdown menu. Favourite the listing and check back regularly as new colours added often.
IN STOCK Turquoise Blue - £95
In excellent condition with no chips or cracks. The usual bubbles inside the glass and manufacturing strawmarks.
SOLD OUT Emerald Green - £95
SOLD OUT Olive Green - £150
SOLD OUT Amber - £95
SOLD OUT Red Transparent - £295
SOLD OUT Red Opaque - £395
SOLD OUT Amberina Orange - £295
SOLD OUT Dark Amber/Brown - £150
SOLD OUT Cola/Reddish Brown - £395
I am a very experienced glass packer, genies are extremely well padded and protected. My items are packed and shipped within 1 business day. I take great care with my packaging, which has been described by customers as 'impregnable' and 'apocalypse proof'! I am happy to combine postage on multiple items. Alternatively buyers are very welcome to collect in person from my showroom in Melton Mowbray in the East Midlands in England, midway between the cities of Leicester & Nottingham, postcode LE14 4AJ.
I have many other genie bottles and glass pieces from the 1950s-1970s in stock in my warehouse - please do message me if you're looking for a particular colour or style.
View my other 20th Century treasures for sale at: https://www.clutterfingers.com
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Returns & Exchanges
I gladly accept returns and exchanges
Just contact me within: 7 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 14 days of delivery
I don't accept cancellations
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
- Custom or personalized orders
- Perishable products (like food or flowers)
- Digital downloads
- Intimate items (for health/hygiene reasons)
- Items on sale
Conditions of return
Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value.