Large Empoli Italian Glass Rose Pink Decanter with Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Chicago, IL
Empoli Italian glass rose pink decanter with stopper.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Empoli Stopper
Ochre Midcentury Glass Genie Decanter with Stopper by Empoli
By Empoli
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Sleek midcentury ochre glass decanter with stopper. The design by Empoli is called Genie.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Yellow Midcentury Glass Genie Decanter with Stopper by Empoli
By Empoli
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Sleek midcentury yellow glass decanter with stopper. The design by Empoli is called Genie.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Vintage Italian Multi-Colored Geometric Design Empoli Decanter Bottle w/Stoppers
$570
H 22 in W 5 in D 5 in
Vintage Italian Multi-Colored Geometric Design Empoli Decanter Bottle w/Stoppers
By Empoli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Multi-Colored Geometric Design Empoli Glass Genie Bottle Decanter with Stoppers
Category
Vintage 1970s Bottles
Materials
Glass
Vintage Italian Multi-Colored Empoli Glass Genie Decanter Bottles with Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Multi-Colored Geometric Design Empoli Glass Genie Decanter Bottles with Stoppers
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Bottles
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Empoli Sky Blue White Italian Art Glass Large Dimpled Decanter Original Stopper
$1,312Sale Price|25% Off
H 17 in W 4.75 in D 7 in
Empoli Sky Blue White Italian Art Glass Large Dimpled Decanter Original Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage sky blue over white Italian art glass decanter with original stopper. Documented
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Italian Art Glass Empoli Decanter Ewer Cruet Vase Bottle w Stopper Ruby Red
$675Sale Price|25% Off
H 21 in Dm 4.5 in
Italian Art Glass Empoli Decanter Ewer Cruet Vase Bottle w Stopper Ruby Red
By Empoli
Located in Palm Beach, FL
color. This art glass decanter stands an impressive 21 inches tall with stopper. Empoli glass is a type
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Amber Wavy Empoli Italian Glass MCM Decanter Round Ball Stopper
$293
H 12.21 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Vintage Amber Wavy Empoli Italian Glass MCM Decanter Round Ball Stopper
By Vetrerie di Empoli
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage Amber Wavy Empoli Italian Glass MCM Decanter Round Ball Stopper Murano Glass - Bar
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Art Glass
Blue Empoli Bottle, Italy 1960
By Empoli
Located in Herentals, BE
Blue Empoli bottle with stopper. Measures: Height: 43 cm Diameter bottom: 7 cm The bottle is
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Cut Glass
Huge Green Glass Carafe Genie Bottle Empoli Italy 63cm
$211Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 24.81 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
Huge Green Glass Carafe Genie Bottle Empoli Italy 63cm
By Empoli
Located in Poperinge, BE
Huge green glass decanter with vertical pattern along the middle and drop-shaped stopper, made by
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Bottles
Materials
Glass
Vintage Empoli Cadmium Blue Glass Bottle & Stopper
Located in Torquay, GB
Vintage Empoli glass decanter with stopper. In cadmium blue colour and with textured ribbed surface
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
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Original Mid-Century Empoli Glass Genie Decanter with Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Vintage aqua blue glass decanter, called Genie bottle. From Empoli, Italy, Mid-Century
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Orange and Blue Empoli Art Glass Decanter with Ball Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Waverveen, Utrecht
Orange and blue Empoli art glass decanter with ball stopper. Italian vintage design art glass
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Empoli Green Glass Decanter With Stopper Made In Italy
By Empoli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful Italian glass decanter with stopper. Made In Italy. Stamped underneath. 13" tall. Small
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Pair of Modernist White Empoli Decanters with Red and Green Stoppers
Unavailable
H 11.82 in Dm 4.34 in
Pair of Modernist White Empoli Decanters with Red and Green Stoppers
By Vetrerie di Empoli
Located in Halstead, GB
Pair of modernist white Empoli decanters with red and green stoppers. Space Age, Pop Art design
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Empoli Italian Art Glass Decanter
By Empoli
Located in Fulton, CA
Mid-Century Modern cased glass decanter with original stopper by Empoli Glass, Italy, circa 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Modern Carafe Blue embossed Glass Empoli Decanter Lady 1960's Italy
Unavailable
H 13.59 in Dm 4.34 in
Mid Century Modern Carafe Blue embossed Glass Empoli Decanter Lady 1960's Italy
By Empoli
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Empoli, Italy. Topped with a stopper shaped like a smirking lady, the piece exudes playful sophistication
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Empoli Italian Art Glass Decanter with Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Fulton, CA
Mid-Century Modern cased glass decanter with original stopper by Empoli Glass, Italy, circa 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 6 Sleek Midcentury Glass Genie Decanters with Stoppers by Empoli
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H 22.45 in Dm 5.91 in L 22.45 in
Set of 6 Sleek Midcentury Glass Genie Decanters with Stoppers by Empoli
By Empoli
Located in Doornspijk, NL
. Each bottle has a stopper. The pointed shapes give these bottles an air of sacral spirituality. The
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Materials
Glass
Italian Green Empoli Swirl Glass Decanter and Stopper
By Vetrerie di Empoli
Located in Milan, IT
Italian green Empoli swirl glass decanter and stopper.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Large Unusual Empoli Fluted Cased Glass Floor Decanter with Stopper
By Archimede Seguso, Empoli
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large unusual Empoli fluted cased glass floor decanter with stopper,7.5 inch exaggerated stopper
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Empoli Italian Glass Apple Green Decanter with Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Chicago, IL
Empoli Italian glass apple green decanter with stopper.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Huge Empoli Cased Glass Floor Decanter with Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Stockholm, SE
Italian art glass floor decanter in red with original stopper. Attributed to the Empoli company
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Green Midcentury Glass Genie Decanter with Stopper by Empoli
By Empoli
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Sleek midcentury green glass decanter with stopper. The design by Empoli is called Genie.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Green Midcentury Glass Genie Decanter with Stopper by Empoli
By Empoli
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Sleek midcentury green glass decanter with stopper. The design by Empoli is called genie.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Yellow and Green Empoli Cased Glass Floor Decanter with Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage floor decanter in cased glass, produced circa 1960s by Empoli, with round green stopper
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Blown Glass
Empoli 'Florence, Italy' Large Vase whit Stopper in Opaline, 1960s
By Empoli
Located in Verviers, BE
Empoli 'Florence, Italy' large vase in opaline, 1960s Typical decors from the glass factories of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Opaline Glass
Set of two Sleek Midcentury Glass Genie Decanters with Stoppers by Empoli
By Empoli
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Set of two Sleek Midcentury Purple Glass Genie Decanters with Stoppers by Empoli
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Huge Empoli Cased Glass Floor Decanter with Stopper - 80 cm
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Empoli carafe with stopper. Height:80 cm Diameter:16 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Green Empoli Glass Decanter Bottle with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
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H 18.51 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Mid-Century Green Empoli Glass Decanter Bottle with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
based in the region of Empoli, Italy. Would make a great addition to any collection! Excellent condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Honey Yellow Empoli Glass Decanter with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
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H 23.63 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Mid-Century Honey Yellow Empoli Glass Decanter with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
based in the region of Empoli, Italy. Has "Made in Italy" embossed on the base. Would make a great
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
One Bright Red MCM 1960s Italian Empoli Art Glass Decanter with Stopper
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H 22.45 in W 6.3 in D 7.49 in
One Bright Red MCM 1960s Italian Empoli Art Glass Decanter with Stopper
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty decanter in a very special colour bright red. 1960s Italian Empoli glass decanter with
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-Century Blue Empoli Glass Genie Decanter Bottle with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
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H 22.05 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Mid-Century Blue Empoli Glass Genie Decanter Bottle with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
in the region of Empoli, Italy. Would make a great addition to any collection! Excellent condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Rare Green Empoli Glass Decanter Bottle with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
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H 20.87 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Mid-Century Rare Green Empoli Glass Decanter Bottle with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
based in the region of Empoli, Italy. Would make a great addition to any collection! Excellent condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Blue Empoli Glass Decanter Flowers Bottle with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
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H 22.05 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Mid-Century Blue Empoli Glass Decanter Flowers Bottle with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
the region of Empoli, Italy. Would make a great addition to any collection! Excellent condition, no
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Set of Three Mid Century Empoli Glass Decanter with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
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H 23.63 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Set of Three Mid Century Empoli Glass Decanter with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
manufacturers based in the region of Empoli, Italy. Has "Made in Italy" embossed on the base. Would make a great
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
1960s Italian Blue Pressed Leaf MCM Empoli Art Glass Decanter with Ball Stopper
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H 15.75 in W 8.67 in D 3.55 in
1960s Italian Blue Pressed Leaf MCM Empoli Art Glass Decanter with Ball Stopper
Located in Haarlem, NL
1960s Italian bright blue pressed Midcentury Modern Empoli Art-Glass carafe with leaf print and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Mid-century Amber Genie Bottle Decanter, Italian Art Glass Style
By Blenko Glass, Empoli
Located in Chicago, IL
in the style of Italian glass makers Empoli and Blenko. Original stopper sits snugly. There is a
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Italian Signed Blue Blown Glass Decanters
Located in Hanover, MA
stylized amphora footed bottle vessels with stoppers. Possibly Empoli. One is 13 inches tall
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Blown Glass
Extra Large Opaque Black Empoli Glass Ball-Stoppered Decanter, Italy, 1960s
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H 15.75 in Dm 10.63 in L 15.75 in
Extra Large Opaque Black Empoli Glass Ball-Stoppered Decanter, Italy, 1960s
By Vetrerie di Empoli
Located in Melbourne, AU
stopper, this decanter is an outstanding example of the decorative qualities of Empoli glass, especially
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Tall Italian Empoli Bubble Art Glass Emerald Decanter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Italian blown Art Glass bubble Empoli decanter with stopper. This emerald green
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-century Glass decanter / genie bottle with stopper, Empoli, Italy
By Empoli
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Empoli bottle or decanter, called Genie bottle, with stopper. In an original purple colour Made in
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Grey Cased Glass Bottle in the Empoli Style, Poss 1980s
By Vetrerie di Empoli
Located in Melbourne, AU
A cased glass ball-stoppered bottle in Empoli* glass. The light Grey glass graduates in thickness
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
1960'S Italian Blown Glass Empoli "Genie" Liquor Decanter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-20th Century Italian blown art glass Empoli "Bubble" liquor decanter with stopper. This emerald
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
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1960s Purple Glass Set of Ten Italian Empoli Genie Bottles, Vases and Candy Jars
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By Joel Myers, Blenko Glass
Located in Hyattsville, MD
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
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Glass
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Vintage Italian Empoli Murano Cased Art Glass Decanter
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Vintage Italian Empoli Murano cased art glass Decanter. Hand blown cased glass pitcher made in the Mid-1955s by the Italian firm Empoli. Excellent condition!
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Empoli Stopper For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic empoli stopper available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, art glass and blown glass, every empoli stopper was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect empoli stopper — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A empoli stopper is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made empoli stopper has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Empoli and Vetrerie di Empoli are consistently popular.
How Much is a Empoli Stopper?
Prices for a empoli stopper start at $275 and top out at $2,005 with the average selling for $427.
A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
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- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.
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Dimple Glass Decanter
Empoli Verde
Mcm Glass Decanter
Murano Glass Bottle Empoli
Rossini Empoli
Vintage Genie Bottle Decanter
Empoli Blue Glass Decanter
Empoli Glass Genie Bottle
Murano Cruet
Pink Empoli
Vintage Genie Bottles Italian
Empoli Cased Bottle
Genie Bottle Stoppers
Green Genie Bottle
Murano Ewer
Murano Glass Ewer
Vintage Genie Bottle Stoppers
Vintage Genie Bottle