Set of Six Vintage Blue Etched Apéritif Glasses from Paris 1950s

A set of six vintage apéritif or tea glasses from Patricia and Walter Wells’s apartment in Paris, discovered at a favorite Paris brocante. Blue etched and dating to the 1950s, they mirror Patricia’s lifelong palette and table sense between Paris and Provence. “I adore blue and white,” she explains, a thread that runs through her serveware and her generous style of entertaining. Each clear glass is etched with soft circular motifs that catch the light, encircled near the base by a deep blue band dotted in white and finished with fine gold lines at the rim and foot. The profile is gently flared with a weighted base, comfortable in the hand for a small pour. In scale they suit an apéritif, mint tea, or a tasting splash at the stove when she is teaching, the kind of intelligent simplicity that defines her approach. Gather the six on a tray for the garden or line them down a table with sprigs of thyme. Their thoughtful craftsmanship and lively color harmonize with blue and white settings and slip easily into daily use, an elegant echo of Patricia’s convivial world.