MASSIVELY Rare BLENKO #5816L Glass Decanter by Wayne Husted in MULBERRY, Acid-Stamped
BLENKO's #5816L glass decanter, designed by Wayne Husted for the 1958 Blenko catalog and produced only in 1958 and 1959, is a massive and extremely uncommon beauty—particularly in 1958-only MULBERRY.
The large cylindrical body (nearly 10" in diameter!) is matched with a stopper which is an exact inverted replica of itself (only smaller). Blenko also made a (much) smaller version of this decanter (the #5816s), and even though they too were only produced in 1958 & 1959, they are much more common. I’d assume that the smaller version was produced in far greater numbers because it was actually FUNCTIONAL, while our large size here is not. According to Worthpoint, only SIX of these big beauties (properly identified, that is) were sold on eBay in the last decade—none in to-die-for MULBERRY.
Our crazy-rare beauty is in pretty awesome shape! The sealed stopper captured some condensation (see last photo) but the deep color hides it well. (The third photo was taken with back lighting, the rest, with direct studio light.) While the shape of this decanter is famous for allowing condensation to accumulate on the interior walls, the interior here is very clean—I can spot only one drip stain on the ‘ceiling’ of the bottle. I was unable to capture it in photos and you won’t be able to spot it without determination and a strong direct light.
DIMENSIONS: ~16" tall X 9.25" at the widest point
CONDITION: Excellent (see above)
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