Absinthe Glasses

Various styles of glass incorporating producers logos and branding

These are perhaps the most common absinthe glasses found. The swirl design acts as a mark for measuring the dose of absinthe. The egg glasses had an etched line marking the dose.

The picture is a detail from a water colour by an annonymous artist, this style of glass can be found in most 19th Century paintings of absinthe drinkers

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Typical tall Y-shaped glass popular in the East of France. The dose was etched into the glass or marked by a swirl. Available in plain and cut versions.

These glasses feature in the painting 'The Absinthe Drinkers' by J Raffaelli.

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A glass with the dose marked with a raised 'cordon' around the lower part. Rare. The picture is from a Victorian photograph showing a group of gentlemen drinking absinthe.

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Similar to the reservoir glass but with a distinct outward swell to the reservoir. The name 'Pontarlier' derives from the famous still life painted by Charles Maire in which this type of glass featured. These glasses are very rare and expensive.

Tall narrow glass available in either plain or cut glass, some of which have the dose etched into the side. Becoming rare.

The picture is a detail from a painting bt Vincent Van Gough showing a Chope glass with a water carafe.

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These glasses come in a variety of sizes and shapes but are usually around 6 inches high and wider than dosage marked glass. The dose of absinthe was poured into a reservoir at the base of the glass. These glasses were used exclusively for absinthe. All reservoir glasses are rare and much sought after amongst collectors