Three glass decanters from Empoli, Italy 1960

Set of three glass decanters from empoli, circa 1960. Trio composed of a blue decanter, with grape patterns and two green decanters with long necks. One of them retains its original caphead, and its period label indicating that it kept chianti, a typical italian red wine. In excellent condition. Size: Blue 32 X 14 cm. Large green 46 X 12 cm. With label: chianti denominazione di origine controllata brondello 0, 75 l. Small green 33 X 9 cm. Clean, fast and neat shipping or hand delivery to paris / reims / amiens / laon. Empoli is known for being a city of glass, just a few kilometers from florence, the city of the renaissance. Its history begins in the modern age, with the revolution of the storage and transport of wine: we go from wooden or terracotta containers, to glass bottles and bottles. The widespread use of glass containers – more hygienic, light and easily transportable – has been made possible by the improvement of glass melting techniques in the most important centres of val d'elsa: montaione, gambassi and empoli are home to most of the workshops of master glassmakers, many of them highly sought after by the court of the grand duke of florence.