Kristalunie Maastricht Carnaval Wine Glasses Max Verboeket Set 6 Harlequin K15
£85.00
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Kristalunie Maastricht Carnaval Wine Glasses Max Verboeket Set 6 Harlequin K15
£85.00
Item Overview
- Type: Mid-Century Harlequin Wine Glasses / Designer Cocktail Goblets
- Designer: Max Verboeket (1922–2015)
- Brand: Kristalunie Maastricht
- Manufacturer: N.V. Kristalunie (Maastricht, Netherlands)
- MPN: Carnaval Series (Model K15 Wine/Goblet Shape)
- Place of Origin: Netherlands (Holland)
- Style: Mid-Century Modern / Fifties Harlequin / Scandinavian Style Art Glass
- Colour: Multi-Colour Harlequin Suite: Royal Cobalt Blue, Deep Amethyst Purple, Smaragd Emerald Green, Aqua Turquoise, Citron Olive Yellow, and Smoky Steel Blue
- Design Era: Mid-Century Modernism / Golden Age of Dutch Glass (Design Created 1956)
- Material: Fine, Optically Vibrant Coloured Lead Glass
- Set Includes: Six (6) Distinctly Coloured Wine Glasses (Complete Unified Palette)
- Features: Optically Clear Wafer-Stemmed Pedestal Foot, Hand-Blown Tapered Bowls, Vibrant Monochromatic Pigments
- Condition: Excellent Vintage Condition
- Size and Capacity: Each glass stands 13cm in height with a 9cm rim diameter.
Dating & Historical Context
- Dating: This iconic set dates from the late 1950s into the mid-1960s (c. 1956–1965), representing early production editions of the series. Designed by Max Verboeket in 1956, the technical material hallmarks—including the thin, delicate profile of the blown bowls, the specific hand-tooled execution of the circular pedestal foot joins, and the instantly recognizable post-war "Fifties" pigment palette—perfectly distinguish these pieces as mid-century Dutch factory masterworks.
- Historical Note: The "Carnaval" line is one of the definitive achievements of post-war European commercial glassware design. Max Verboeket, serving as the chief artistic director for Kristalunie Maastricht, created this series to inject vibrant, optimistic, and sculptural colour into the clean-lined domestic interiors of the mid-century period. Rather than employing heavy cutting or surface decoration, Verboeket relied entirely on pure, atomic-era silhouettes and the optical beauty of monochromatic glass layering. The K15 shape is celebrated for its perfectly balanced proportions, blending a wide, fluidly curved bowl with a short, clear stem that anchors the colourful elements above.
Description
A stunning masterclass in mid-century European modernism, this complete six-piece harlequin set of "Carnaval" wine glasses brings a beautifully curated wash of vintage colour to the modern dining table. Designed by the legendary glass pioneer Max Verboeket, the lot features a flawless arrangement of six distinct monochromatic tones, including royal cobalt, deep amethyst, and vivid emerald. Each piece showcases an elegant, fluid bowl that transitions into a short, clear crystal wafer stem and wide circular base, engineered to catch and refract light across a busy social setting.
Expert Identification & Design Features:
- Iconic Carnaval Palette: A complete, beautifully synchronized suite of six mid-century colours, designed to be used concurrently as a lively "harlequin" landscape.
- Masterful Wafer Stems: Each glass features a short, solid clear glass standard joined seamlessly via an integrated collar, providing superb structural durability.
- Elegant Tapered Profiles: The bowls are hand-shaped with a sweeping, wide-aperture contour that measures 9cm at the rim, maximizing fluid aeration.
- Mid-Century Pedigree: A highly documented European design classic, representing the zenith of post-war industrial artistry from the Netherlands.
Condition Report
This complete six-piece glassware collection is in excellent vintage condition, exhibiting beautiful clarity and an exceptional state of preservation. The glass walls are structurally sound and entirely free from perimeter chips, flea bites, hairline stress fractures, or internal bruising along the delicate rims and base edges. The glass remains beautifully clear, free from modern dishwasher clouding, hard water tracking, or chemical oxidation. The underside surfaces display only negligible, light shelf wear consistent with careful historic use. Please examine our comprehensive macro photo array to verify the pristine state of the rims and view the physical scale.
Shipping & Logistics
- Domestic Shipping: FREE UK TRACKED DELIVERY.
- Packaging: To protect these delicate mid-century treasures, each glass will be wrapped independently in several layers of high-density bubble wrap. The group will then be housed within an internal cellular box before being suspended inside a rigid, oversized outer shipping carton with heavy loose-fill padding.
- Dispatch: Order before 12.00pm and we ship same day.
Returns & Payment Policies
We want you to be delighted with your heritage find.
- Not as Described: In the unlikely event of an error in our listing, we will provide a full refund and cover the return postage costs.
- Change of Mind: We accept returns within 30 days; however, in these instances, the buyer is responsible for the return shipping costs.