Topic: Amethyst Empoli like jar?

[glassobsessed]

That is fairly lightweight for such a large item, perhaps not quite soffiato light but still... Because it is unadorned in terms of both shape and decoration I reckon C20th is more likely than say the Victorian era but after that I am back to clueless again!

[bat20]

It is a tricky one,normally I get some sort of feeling on age on a piece.The only thing I can add is on the areas it sits on the folding foot there is quite a lot of wear for something as light as this,on pieces with folded feet the area a piece sits on can be very thin and in a few places it's just flattening out a bit.

[cagney]

The same in all respects, Except in amber, not a lot of wear. Always thought it Italian. Never confirmed.

[bat20]

That's very interesting and thanks for posting it,l wonder how many colours they came in? And if your colour could be more of a pointer to the makers?You probably know this but it's difficult to see wear on a folded foot so the best indicator of wear is to drag your finger nail over the edge and feel if it's abrasive.

[cagney]

A jewelers loop works wonders for me. Easy to carry along wherever you go.

[glassobsessed]

If you google "glass apothecary jar" lots of variations of the basic shape crop up, most look as though they were made in Empoli, maybe from the 1950s to 70s.

[bat20]

Googleing Empoli folded foot came up with some usefull images from the mid century,although they all seem a tad unconfirmed.It's looking great on the bathroom window shelf!!