Vintage French Provencal Glass Demijohn. Wine Bottle in Wood and Straw. Rustically charming old French demijohn is actually a 5 liter, or 1.32 gallon, clear glass wine bottle insulated with straw and enveloped in a wooden slatted basket which is secured at the bottom by a zinc rim. In French a demijohn is called a. “, as well as a “. , in honor of the first Queen Jeanne of Naples, Countess of Provence, who encouraged a Provencal glassmaker to create this type of wine bottle in a basket. This demijohn has two handles and the neck is embossed with the mark. ” (5 liter capacity) on one side and the letter “C on the other side. , from the village of. Located in Provence near the city of Avignon. There is a more recent pink sticker marked. Rouge 11,5% vol. The slatted wooden basket is stamped. The bottle is furnished with its cork. This charming demijohn was used — as they still are today in France — to preserve wine or fruit brandy (“eau de vie”). It is in good condition with the exception of signs of normal age and use on the wooden slates and a chip on the edge of the neck. A souvenir of days gone by in the rural France, it would make an authentic decorative item. Height: 13 ¼ inches (33 cm). Capacity: 1.32 gallons (5 liters). Diameter of the bottom: 7 ½ inches (19 cm). Diameter of the neck opening. 1 1/8 inches (2.80 cm). Weight: 5 pounds 2272 gr. We try to describe all items as fully as possible, but it is impossible to describe every aspect of an object. We give the history of an object to the best of our abilities, but we may make mistakes. Please look at our photos. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Bottles & Insulators\Bottles\Modern (1900-Now)\Wine”. The seller is “jerrymartel” and is located in this country: FR. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Height: 13 ¼ inches (33 cm)
- Weight: 5 pounds (2272 gr.)
- Featured Refinements: Demijohn
- Diameter of the bottom: 7 ½ inches (19 cm)
- Diameter interior of the neck opening: 1 1/8 inches (2.80 cm)
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France
- Diameter exterior of the neck opening: 1 7/8 inches (4.80 cm)
- Color: Clear
- Volume: 1.32 gallons (5 liters)
- Country of Manufacture: France
- Circumference: 30 ¾ inches (78 cm)