18th C. Hand-blown Emerald Green Glass Unguentarium-esque Phial wolf carving and lovely both with candles

and lovely both with candles in them (they take very thin tapers) or just by themselves

2 3/4 x 1 3/4 and in very good vintage condition

good color and good texture

Largest measures approx 2 1/2" l x 2 1/16" t

18th C. Hand-blown Emerald Green Glass Unguentarium-esque Phial wolf carving and lovely both with candlesI don't buy much glass, and when I do it is almost always from a dealer I love in New Hampshire, who knows his glass and likes early glass, as I do. He dated this piece to the 18th century, which I trust and which a little comparative research certainly seems to bear out, though I'm not sure its place of origin. For me its all about the color, a very rich emerald green, and the ungeuentarium type form (long neck, bulbous bottom, splayed lip; one of