Grønt Christian d. 8 hvidvinsglas Karafler og kander The cut was undoubtedly hand-cut

The cut was undoubtedly hand-cut

The other glasses differ from this one in being tulip-shaped

Sometimes the glass mass became overcolored and then took on a purple or pink hue

this twisted version

Oreste has been sold in Denmark from 1915 and is discontinued in 1962

Grønt Christian d. 8 hvidvinsglas Karafler og kander The cut was undoubtedly hand-cutHeight 12 cm. The glass is made of so called uranium glass and is almost neon green. Christian the 8th was produced at the major Danish glassworks, Holmegaard, Kastrup and Fyens Glasvrk from the mid 19th century until the 1940s, when it was discontinued. It is also produced in a smooth version, called Berlinois. This glass has also been produced at Holmegaard, Kastrup and Fyens Glasvrk. Christian d. 8 is one of the most extensive Danish glass series