Castle Peles Vase

6401 Castle Peles Vase

Height: 12 3/4"
Volume: 21 cups

We offers you the unique opportunity to become the owner of one of these exquisite vases commemorating three of Transylvania’s most famous castles. Theses magnificent masterpieces are handmade and in a limited edition (just 100 of each will be created). Blending the refined craftsmanship of a world-renowned artist with an ever-challenging motif, these superb vases bring the mysterious and intriguing Transylvania sprit into your home.

Peles Castle

• Carol I, king of Romania, built Peles Castle in 1873. (Item #6401). His chambers are majestic, with very intriguing detailed carvings on the walls and superb hand paintings, each room a work of art in itself. The castle was one of the first in Europe to feature a very ingenious system of air conditioning. The location of Peles Castle compliments the beauty of the Carpathian Mountains, and it blends in with the natural backdrop. Peles Castle used to be the Romanian royalty’s summer residence and retreat. It was built in the year 1873 by Carol I, King of Romania. Nowadays, it is a museum well worth taking the time to visit. Very few places in Europe can match its display of exquisite art and architecture.

This unique glassware and stemware is meticulously crafted at the Cristiro factory in Bistrita, BN, Transylvania, Romania, and then directly imported to the U.S. Glass blowing is the art of creating an object from molten glass by blowing air into it utilizing a tube. The glass in the oven takes days to melt so the ovens are never turned off. The artisan collects the molten glass onto the tip of his blow rod, being careful to accumulate just the right amount for the piece to be blown. After the glass is cooled, other craftsman add the elements required for each design. One last firing ensures that the color will last for a very long time. This glassware in not dishwasher safe and should be cleaned by hand to maintain the luster and the unique characteristics of this fine glassware. The beauty and uniqueness of this glassware will be worth the effort.

The glassware we offer is lead free crystal. Each piece of mouth-blown and hand-decorated crystal is produced individually in the European country of Romania, in the old tradition of blowing glass. Crystal is a popular term for colorless 24% lead glass that has a high refractive index and consequently is particularly brilliant. Today, the word is often used to describe any fine glass tableware, even if it does not contain lead, as is the case here. Lead crystal has the transparency and brilliance to allow wine to show its best colors.

Each piece is mouth-blown and hand engraved. Quality Fine glassware, as with all hand crafted fine glassware each piece may have slight imperfections which celebrate the unique, one of a kind, feature of these collections. None of these pieces are exactly alike, however, they go through a rigorous quality control process insuring that only the highest quality product is imported to the USA.

All of our glassware is double boxed to help ensure that you receive these beautiful glasses in the most pristine condition possible. If for some reason there is some damage that occurs during shipping you can rest assured that we will back your purchase and have a replacement sent to you free of charge ASAP.