{"product_id":"antique-french-wine-glasses-hand-cut-crystal-set-of-six-mid-1800s","title":"French Uranium 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\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\u003cp\u003eThe bowls are cut with vertical panels and sits on 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\u003cp\u003eThe glass reads mostly clear in normal daylight, with just the slightest old-glass warmth. Under a 365 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\u003cp\u003eSet these special glasses 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. \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\/products\/antique-french-wine-glasses-hand-cut-crystal-set-of-six-mid-1800s","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}