Melty Early Aqua Glass Vial adornment and quite striking

and quite striking

) I really like its elegant simplicity

but they are pretty old ones for sure

So reads the text on the back of this handheld amusement

Melty Early Aqua Glass Vial adornment and quite strikingThe dealer I purchased this old blown glass vial from noted it as 18th century. I'm no glass expert, and don't know whether that is correct or not; it seems possible to me that it has endured a fire since, which resulted in its beautifully misshapen form. Whatever the case, it appeals to me in many of the same ways as ancient Roman glass vials do encrusted, highly sculptural, and delicate aqua blue with lots of bubbles in the glass and thick walls