Vintage French Ricard Pastis Glass Carafe Water Pitcher Anisette 0811269

French Ricard Pastis Glass Carafe

A French Ricard pastis glass carafe of the kind that once graced every zinc-topped bar counter and sunny terrace table in the South of France. Clear blown glass in a boldly asymmetric trapezoidal body narrows to a tall cylindrical neck with a wide flared lip -- a silhouette designed to be easy to grip and to pour with one hand, water flowing generously over a measure of pastis in the classic five-to-one ritual of the aperitif hour. Pastis carafes like this one, produced for brand advertising by the major anise liqueur houses from the mid-twentieth century onward, are among the most graphic and collectible pieces of French bistro culture to find their way into American homes.

The carafe retains its original paper label printed in a vivid palette of red, golden yellow and blue, carrying the script text "Anisette" above and "Liqueur" below the bold block lettering of RICARD. The glass body is etched or mold-pressed with a subtle decorative fan motif on the upper shoulder, visible in the light. The whole form is clean-lined and graphic, equally at home displayed on a bar cart, a kitchen shelf or a dining table as a water pitcher or flower vessel.

Condition and patina consistent with age. The label shows light lifting at one corner and minor fading consistent with decades of use; the glass itself is free of chips or cracks.

Approx. 7.3 in tall (18.5 cm).

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