The UDV Glass Collection. by Various - 1900-01-01

SOFTBACK ?UNCOMMON,? SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: Not known.* Date of Publication: Not known.* Publisher: UDV Operations Italy * Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers with French flaps showing a ?Facon de Venise? goblet and cover dated 1580. No bumps or rubs. Very slight shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems lightly used. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no visible faults. No tanning or colouration to page edges. FINE* Illustrations: Numerous b/w photographic illustrations to every page throughout with descriptions and introduction in English.* Pages: 64 pp. text. no index at rear.* Product Description:- The UDV Glass Collection was created by Cinzano in 1970 and is a private collection curated by the United Distillers and Vintners and consists of glasses, goblets and stemware made exclusively from glass. They were sourced from all over Europe and several Middle Eastern countries. The collection spans a period of 2,500 years with its 144 examples, it has achieved an important historical and artistic value. The Glass collection, after being exhibited in London until 1986, where it was admired by thousands of people, has today moved to its permanent location at the historical Villa of Santa Vittoria d'Alba in the Italian Region of Piedmont. This was the hunting residence of King Carlo Alberto of Savoy who started the first experiments to develop sparkling wine production with the classic ?method champenoise,?* This is a NEAR FINE copy of a rare item with minimal shelf wear reducing it to VG+.*