{"product_id":"hand-blown-glass-vase-blue-glass-vase-heavy-glass-vase-large-vase-large-glass-vases-black-vase-blown-glass-vase-birthday-gift","title":"Hand Blown Glass Vase, Blue Glass Vase, Heavy Glass Vase, Large Vase, Large Glass Vases, Black Vase, Blown Glass Vase, Birthday Gift","description":"\u003cp\u003eExtra large hand blown iridescent glass vase, 11.5 inches tall. A dark navy and amber amphora vase that reflects the room around it like polished obsidian. The collection's defining piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery collection has one piece that everything else builds toward. This is that piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis hand blown glass vase is made in a classical amphora form in a color and surface quality that stops people. The glass is a deep slate blue shot through with amber and warm brown, and the surface is iridescent in a way that causes it to reflect the room around it the way still water does, or a face of polished stone. Stand near it in good light and you will see the room, the window, the garden outside, all of it moving slowly across the surface of the glass as you move. It is not an effect. It is what glass of this quality does when it is made with genuine intention and real skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt 11.5 inches tall and 7 inches wide this is the most formally authoritative piece in the collection. The amphora form has appeared in every culture that has ever made vessels of consequence. Greek, Roman, Chinese, Venetian. Always for the same reason. The wide shoulder creates presence and volume. The narrowing neck holds an arrangement exactly as it should be held. The weighted base ensures the vase sits with complete permanence on any surface it occupies. Nothing about this form has ever needed improving and nothing about this particular execution of it does either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a vase for flowers it operates at a different level from most vessels. The generous neck accepts the most abundant arrangement without crowding it, and the dark iridescent glass makes every pale flower placed against it appear more luminous than it would anywhere else. White hydrangeas, garden roses, eryngium and eucalyptus in this vase look the way flowers look when someone who really knows what they are doing has arranged them in a room that really knows what it is doing. The contrast between the depth of the glass and the brightness of the blooms is something you feel before you can name it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmpty it is something people talk about. On a walnut sideboard in a room with floor-to-ceiling windows it becomes a mirror for the garden outside, moving slowly through the day as the light changes. On a marble and brass console it anchors the surface with a tone and a quality of reflection that requires nothing else. In any room that has been assembled over time with real care and real eye, this vase arrives and immediately makes sense of everything around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a significant housewarming, a wedding, a landmark anniversary, or any occasion where the gift needs to be felt rather than simply appreciated, this is the right choice. The person who receives it will understand immediately that the person who gave it to them was paying close attention. That is a rare quality in a gift and an even rarer quality in an object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eType: Extra large hand blown glass vase, classical amphora form\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eColor: Deep slate blue and navy with amber and warm brown swirling throughout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSurface: Iridescent, highly reflective - mirrors the surrounding room and light\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 11.5 inches tall, 7 inches wide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBase: Weighted, stable, clear glass foot ring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUse: Extra large vase for flowers, sculptural centerpiece, collection-defining piece\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Organic modern, quiet luxury, Venetian-inspired, nature-reflective\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWater safe: Yes, suitable for fresh and dried arrangements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinish: Individually hand blown, iridescent surface, no two pieces identical\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBest placed: Walnut sideboard, marble and brass console, dining table, entry hall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePairs with: Walnut, marble, aged brass, linen, warm plaster, dark oak, natural stone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGift occasions: Significant housewarming, wedding, major anniversary, milestone birthday\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCare: Hand wash only, wipe exterior with a soft dry cloth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePackaging: Premium protective packaging, gift-ready\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBecause it is hand blown, the exact movement of the slate and amber through the glass, the depth of the iridescence, and the way the surface reflects will be specific to the piece you receive. The form endures across centuries. Everything else belongs to you alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClassical. Iridescent. The piece the collection was building toward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBecause you deserve the most beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eShop more Carpathi glass vases! —\u0026gt; https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/CarpathiGlass\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art For Us","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49152521404568,"sku":null,"price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/3429\/7752\/files\/il_fullxfull.8043002108_hfia.jpg?v=1779586643","url":"https:\/\/glassflowerboutique.com\/es\/products\/hand-blown-glass-vase-blue-glass-vase-heavy-glass-vase-large-vase-large-glass-vases-black-vase-blown-glass-vase-birthday-gift","provider":"Art For Us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}