{"title":"Glasses","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntique French glasses carry the marks of a craft that never aimed for machine-made perfection. Tiny bubbles in the glass, slightly uneven rims, shifting thicknesses and subtle variations in shape all reveal the maker’s hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection may include wine glasses, water glasses, liqueur glasses, flutes, tumblers and other pieces once used at French tables for everyday meals, family gatherings and celebrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced throughout Provence and France, these antique glasses bring warmth, texture and individuality to the table. Lovely for daily use or special occasions... they offer the kind of unique experience and quiet irregularity that factory glass cannot imitate.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"handblown-set-of-coupe-champagne-glasses","title":"Antique French Champagne Coupes | Hand Blown Pair | Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot every antique French champagne coupe has trapped air bubbles sealed inside the glass. This pair does. Both coupes show small bubbles inside the foot, the kind of detail you only get when the glass is gathered and shaped by hand. Likely produced in France in the late 19th to early 20th century, these coupes a champagne sit comfortably in that window when the saucer-shaped glass was the way the French drank their sparkling wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bowls are cut with vertical panel facets around the lower half, catching the light cleanly when filled. The stems are turned in a baluster profile with a clear central knop, and the circular feet show pontil marks underneath. Substantial in the hand without feeling heavy, well-proportioned across both pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet these antique French coupe glasses out before guests arrive, pour something cold and bubbly, and the room shifts. A vintage French champagne saucer like this carries the quiet ceremony of a hundred years of French tables. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52532958429527,"sku":"BAR-028","price":220.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/handblown-glass-coupe-glasses-with-air-bubbles-vintage-style-2.jpg?v=1768309025"},{"product_id":"set-of-four-hand-blown-french-absinthe-glasses-late-19th-century","title":"Antique French Uranium Absinthe Glasses | Set of 4 Hand Blown Ouraline | Late 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eFound at a grand foire in the Gard, this set of antique French absinthe glasses is the kind of small discovery that is really special. Four matching stemmed glasses, all hand blown and substantial in a way that factory glass never quite manages. Likely late 19th to early 20th century, before the 1915 absinthe ban.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePick one up and look down through the bowl. The rim is thin, the glass gets thicker as your eye travels down, until a teardrop of solid glass runs up from the bottom like a small vortex. This is a sabot, built in to keep the glass steady on a busy zinc counter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHold a UV blacklight to one and the whole glass lights up bright green. These are uranium glass, also called ouraline, with a trace of uranium oxide that fluoresces under ultraviolet. All four glow the same way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally, water dripped slowly over a sugar cube on a slotted spoon balanced across the rim, turning the green spirit milky white. Today these vintage French uranium absinthe glasses do whatever you ask of them. A matched set of four like this, with verified uranium content, is an amazing addition to any collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52826560921943,"sku":"BAR-002","price":585.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/vintage-french-stemmed-absinthe-glasses-handmade-2.jpg?v=1771491829"},{"product_id":"set-of-six-antique-french-cut-crystal-beer-flutes-auraline-uranium-glass-circa-1900","title":"Antique French Uranium Glass Beer Flutes | Set of 6 | c.1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot every antique French beer flute glows neon green under a black light. This set of six does. The flûte à bière (beer flute) is a classic French bistro silhouette, and these are uranium glass, the kind that look almost a very light gray color in daylight and lights up like a highlighter under UV. They were likely produced in France between roughly 1880 and 1910, consistent with the Belle Epoque period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe construction tells a great story. Each glass was mouth blown, with small bubbles still visible in the body, and finished with a polished pontil mark on the underside of the foot. This means that they were made for a higher-end establishment rather than just the bar down the street.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hand cut wheat sheaf decoration runs across the lower half of the bowl, with long elliptical cuts making up the stalks and small oval cuts banding the base. Wheat being the symbolic ingredient of beer, the motif belongs on these glasses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese vintage French uranium glass beer flutes have a presence on the table that modern stemware does not come close to. Pour something cold and golden, set them out before guests arrive, and the tenor of the room shifts a little. Under a black light at a dinner party, they will absolutely steal the show. A complete set of six matched uranium (auraline) glass bistro stemware pieces of this age is an amazing addition to your collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52828100559191,"sku":"BAR-004","price":875.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/belle-epoque-french-crystal-champagne-stemware-wheat-pattern_1.jpg?v=1775143679"},{"product_id":"set-of-six-vintage-french-crystal-champagne-flutes-with-faceted-stems","title":"Antique French Champagne Flutes | Cut Crystal | Set of Six, Early 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis set of six antique French champagne flutes carries the elegance and subtle irregularity that only true hand blown stemware can offer. Known in France as flûtes à champagne anciennes (antique champagne flutes), the collection likely dates from the early 19th century, circa 1820 to 1850, consistent with traditional French glass production of the period. No maker’s mark is visible, though the craftsmanship speaks clearly for itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn one of the glasses over and the pontil mark immediately tells the story. The small scar beneath the foot, left where the glass was detached from the iron rod during production, is one of the defining characteristics of pre-industrial glass making. Slight variations between the stems and bowls, one a touch taller, another marginally wider at the rim, further reveal the individuality created through hand finishing and hand cutting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the details collectors and designers look for because modern stemware simply does not carry the same life or character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen filled with champagne or sparkling wine, the cut crystal catches and reflects light beautifully through the lower bowl and stem. Whether used for celebrations, intimate dinners, or simply to elevate an ordinary evening, this antique French stemware set brings warmth, refinement, and old world atmosphere to the table. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52828911305047,"sku":"BAR-003","price":695.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/mid-century-cut-glass-champagne-stemware-france-1.jpg?v=1775143994"},{"product_id":"antique-french-bistro-glass-caddy-wrought-iron-and-rattan-six-fluted-tumblers","title":"Vintage French Bistro Glass Caddy | Wrought Iron and Rattan | Six Fluted Tumblers","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost antique French bistro caddies, or porte-verres (glass carriers), seem to lose their original glasses somewhere along the way. This one did not. It was purchased, according to the seller, with its full set of six matching tumblers. These little glass caddies were used by a café waiter who might have carried them from the bar to the terrace decades ago sometime in the 1940s to 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe construction is full of the details that make old French \"café ware\" so appealing. A woven cane base supports the glasses, while hand-worked iron scrolls create individual compartments to keep them from knocking together in service. Each end has a carrying handle, worn smooth by years of use. The iron has mellowed into a deep, dark patina with light traces of oxidation. The six glasses remain a matched set, each with a substantial \"optic-flute\" pattern that catches and bends the light beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can picture a waiter weaving through café tables with six waters, six coffees, or six glasses of pastis balanced inside. Today it works just as well on a kitchen counter, a bar cart, or an outdoor table on a summer evening. The carrier is charming on its own. The fact that the original glasses are still along for the ride is what makes the set truly memorable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53504147915095,"sku":"BAR-015","price":360.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-bistro-glass-caddy-wrought-iron-and-rattan-six-fluted-tumblers-2.jpg?v=1778343110"},{"product_id":"antique-french-wine-glasses-hand-cut-crystal-set-of-six-mid-1800s","title":"Antique French Uranium Glass Wine Glasses | Hand-Cut Ouraline Crystal | Set of Six","description":"\u003cp\u003eA complete set of six antique French uranium glass wine glasses has a different kind of magic. In daylight, they look elegant and clear, with hand-cut facets that catch the light across the table. Then place them under UV light and the glass wakes up with that soft green glow that makes ouraline so much fun. It is a beautiful little surprise hidden inside a very refined set of old French stemware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese verre à pied taillé, or cut stem glasses, were made by hand in France around the middle of the 19th century. Each glass was blown, cut and finished one at a time, which is why the set has those small variations that feel so right in antique glass. No two are exactly identical, and that is part of the charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bowls are cut with vertical panels and a lower band of lens-like facets that catch the light from every angle. Each glass sits on a short knopped stem and a thick disc foot, giving them a wonderful presence without feeling overly formal. Turn them over and each one has a ground and polished pontil mark, smoothed by hand where the glass was once held during making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe glass reads mostly clear in normal daylight, with just the slightest old-glass warmth. Under a 395 nm UV light, however, it glows green from the trace uranium in the glass batch. This is the detail that gives the set its ouraline identity, the French name associated with uranium glass from this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet them out before lunch, use them for wine at a small dinner, or place them on a sideboard where the cut crystal can catch the afternoon light. They have the elegance of 19th century French table glass, but also that playful secret only ouraline can offer. Six glasses means the table can actually be set, and that is exactly the beauty of this set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53671337230679,"sku":"GLS-044","price":495.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-wine-glasses-ground-pontil-knopped-stem-2.jpg?v=1781297866"}],"url":"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/collections\/glasses.oembed","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}