Vintage French Bistro Glass Caddy | Wrought Iron and Rattan | Six Fluted Tumblers
Most 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.
The 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.
You 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.
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Vintage French Bistro Glass Caddy | Wrought Iron and Rattan | Six Fluted Tumblers
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