Featured Gilded Cased Glass Flask, Ground Throat, No Stopper, Hand-Painted Stars

It's 6⅜" high, ~3⅜" max. diameter, ~1⅝" rim diameter, 2⅜" foot diameter. Weight is ~11¼ ounces. The core is white, the case is transparent amber. All the decoration is over the case; gold at rim, throat and foot, near-black serpentine, opaque blue & red stars. There is no pontil, nor any signature;
black light has no effect. Each ray of the stars is a single brush-stroke.

Pic 6 shows the throat, with the core taper-ground into the case for a matching stopper, which, sadly, no longer exists. I've found a crystal stopper that fits well, but may not be vapor or liquid proof...it looks ~OK.

I doubt it's Asian, and lean heavily toward European origin. I hope some of you can bring clarity to the mystery of where...and when...this was made. Thanks!

 

How thick must it be to be casting shadows on itself!!?

 

Ahhh...I'm missing your point, here. Which pic?

I've no way to accurately measure wall thickness...but a reasonable estimate would be Max 0.187", 3/16ths of an inch. What are you talking about?

 

I think that Aquitaine is just commenting on how the gold ribbon and painted stars cast a shadow onto the creamy color beneath it. It's a very nice visual affect.

 

Id guess Italian. Werent they big on cased glass like that ?

 

Beautiful. It looks Art Deco, but I don't know if it is. @Ownedbybear ?

 

You're right! I'd noticed that initially, but failed to include it in my description out of haste, and because I simply wasn't payin' enough attention. It really does show the depth of the case.

 

Hm. The decoration is a bit atomic, so it's perhaps post war. I tend to think of that gold glass as being later. Cased was Czech as well as Italian, but my gut feel is Italian and an Empoli maker.

 

What is Empoli? Perhaps a city?

 

Yes, 4th & 5th images down....@Roaring20s hit it nicely!!! The Red and Whitish (or Blueish) stars seem to be casting a shadow below them each!!

 

To answer my own question:

Empoli Cased Glass became popular during the 1950's + 60's, when Empoli glass manufacturers moved away from the traditional green "Verde" glassware, and began producing brightly coloured glass cased in a layer of clear glass, sometimes having an internal layer of opaque white "Lattimo" glass.

 

Sorry, should have answered! Area of Italy near Florence with many glass makers.