Lot of 10 blown glass bottles from the 19th century from Moissac Tarn et Garonne.
Height 5.11 in ø 1.57 in and 1.96 in
These adorable bottles were used to keep the chasselas:
The inventor: Baptiste-rose Charmeux.
1848: Baptiste Larpenteur forgets for several months clusters of Chasselas, the branches of which he has soaked in a cup filled with water.
He finds them, in February, as fresh as when they were picked.
1849: Baptiste-Rose Charmeux and Georges Valleaux. implement this discovery and have the first zinc devices manufactured for the conservation of fresh stalk grapes.
1850: To obviate the fragility of these devices, Rose Charmeux had terracotta devices manufactured on the same principle. But these are heavy and fragile.
1852: Rose Charmeux has bottles made of varnished stoneware which he places on wooden supports.
1865: Rose Charmeux replaces sandstone bottles with glass bottles.
1867: Wine growers adopt the new process and gradually replace their zinc tubes with glass bottles.
1877: Believing that the process is perfected, Rose Charmeux has it patented. Pons (michel), Thomery wine heritage, Thomery, 20.
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Dimensions:Height: 5.11 in (12.98 cm)Diameter: 1.96 in (4.98 cm)
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Sold As:Set of 10
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Style:Campaign (In the Style Of)
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Materials and Techniques:Blown Glass
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Place of Origin:France
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Period:1860-1869
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Date of Manufacture:circa 1860
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Condition:GoodWear consistent with age and use.
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Seller Location:Lège Cap Ferret, FR
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Reference Number:Seller: LU6253229523042
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