MASSIVE BLENKO Joel MYERS #6716 Glass Decanter w Air Twist Stopper in Turquoise Blue
When it comes to glass, if it is indeed size that matters (still inconclusive), then look no further. This BIG breathtaking mid-century glass decanter with airtwist stopper designed by Joel Myers for the 1967 Blenko catalog (#6716) will knock your socks off. Just over 15" tall, it's also around a full foot in diameter, and it's topped off by a large and simply-to-die for airtwist ball stopper. The color and clarity of the Turquoise glass is startling. Although Blenko, at this point, hadn't made Ice Blue since 1953, that's what this light bright turquoise is remnicent of.
While Blenko produced this popular design for 5 years (1971 was the last year of production), this decanter is nevertheless quite uncommon. Only about 20 (properly identified by catalog number) have been sold on online auctions in the last decade according to Worthpoint. I'm guessing that today's supply of these beauties is so tight for a combination of reasons: 1) This is one massive decanter and pretty non-functional unless you can bench press 200 lbs; these pieces were most certainly produced in smaller numbers than more petite functional decanters. 2) This is one massive decanter and a disproportionate number have likely been destroyed in transit. ( I've bought these beauties as often as I could over the years, and with no exaggeration, nearly half arrived in shards.)
There are some light mineral deposits on the base and looking through bright direct light ONLY, there are a few areas of staining from condensation. But again, all of these are so light that they're irrelevant to the bottle on display.
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DIMENSIONS: ~15" tall x ~12" in widest diameter
CONDITION: Excellent, with expected base wear, possibly a scuff or two on the exterior (couldn't see any but that's a lot of real estate to cover), and some light mineral deposits at base (see photos)
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