Lot #R206 Egyptian Hand-Blown Glass Perfume Bottle Chess Set

Description Egyptian Hand-Blown Glass Perfume Bottle Chess Set Offered here is a rather elegant and delicate vintage Egyptian Hand-Blown Glass Perfume Bottle Chess Set.  Each piece is individually handcrafted without molds, making every bottle unique in design and coloring. The bottles feature the characteristic floral etching, spiral gold banding, and flame or leaf-shaped glass stoppers typical of this Egyptian style.​The chess set is assembled from an assortment of vintage hand-blown perfume bottles. Each of the chessmen is adorned with Gold Accents with an Ornate Leaf Stopper. This vintage Egyptian glass perfume bottle chess set is a stunning piece of handcrafted art. The bottles are made of hand-blown etched glass and feature a gold trim with a leaf style topper. The King stands 5.75 inches tall. Each of the bottles is handmade and has a unique design and coloring. The perfume bottles were made in Egypt, which has a rich history in the art of glass working. Background Glass working in ancient Egypt dates to the 3rd millennium BCE, during the Early Dynastic Period. The earliest glass objects were made using a technique known as core-forming, followed later by a technique known as glass blowing, where a glass cylinder was formed around a metal rod or a shaped core of clay or mud with molten glass.  This allowed them to create vessels and with a hollow center. The Ancient Egyptians were the first to perfect glassblowing. Although glassblowing as a technique did not emerge until the Hellenistic period, some evidence suggests that the Egyptians may have experimented with rudimentary glassblowing methods, such as inflating glass bubbles through a blowpipe to create small glass objects. Extensive glass manufacture in Egypt started in the beginning of the New Kingdom with the Eighteenth Dynasty (1550 BC). The largest glass blowing factory was in Egypt’s Tall el-Amarna. Egyptians not only perfected the art of glassblowing but developed a sophisticated culture of color and reflection surrounding glass. This Glass Perfume Bottle Chess Set will require a chessboard with 2-1/4″ squares. The chessboards shown are not included. Peruse our extensive selection of new and antique chessboards. The vintage chess pieces are in excellent condition.