Vintage German Roemer Glasses in Green with Blue Prunts, Set of Three

A set of three vintage German Roemer glasses in olive green glass, with etched grapes and vine leaves on the bowls, blue raspberry prunts on the hollow stems and ribbed cone feet.

The Roemer is one of the oldest drinking glass shapes in Europe, made in the Rhineland since the fifteenth century for the local white wines. The design has hardly changed: a round bowl, a broad stem studded with little glass buttons called prunts, which once gave a firm grip to greasy fingers at the table, and a tall foot wound round and round in rings of glass. Ours are a smaller, later version of that classic, with sweet touches of turquoise blue against the green.

The bowls are etched all the way round with bunches of grapes, leaves and curling tendrils, and the stems are hollow, so the drink runs right down past the blue prunts. That means they hold a more generous measure than you might expect from their size. Each glass has a ridged collar at the top of the stem, and the ribbed foot catches the light beautifully on a sunny windowsill.

Each glass measures 11.5cm in height and 6cm in diameter.

We think they are perfect for a glass of port or sherry after dinner, a sweet dessert wine at Christmas, or a little schnapps or liqueur. Lined up on a drinks trolley or an open shelf they look lovely with other green glass, and they would make a thoughtful present for a wine lover, a German friend, or anyone who likes their drinks served with a bit of history.