Italian glass bottles/decanter inscribed with "VE" on bottom

[Duer 157099]

It seems that I have several different greenish glass bottles that all have the combined VE mark on them, with some other generic markings (eg, 75 cl or whatever)

Is the VE a generic mark of some kind that just means venetian? Or is it specific to some company?

These are relatively recent, mid century probably.

[Duer 157099]

1. mystery solved! - Vetreria Etrusca

http://www.vetreriaetrusca.it/index-en.asp

Boy that one has been bugging me! I keep finding bottles with this mark, finally I know what it means.

Vetreria Etrusca

[Duer 157099]

2. ...but now I have another bottle question

One of these "VE" bottles is a ship shape, a model of the Columbus Santa Maria - there are several on ebay, but here's one:

...oh, never mind, I just answered my own question (again, in the same thread, lol)

Well now that I started it, I'll post what it was - see this tequila bottle:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mexican-boat-art-bottle-LaCofradia-LaLisa-Anejo-Tequila_W0QQitemZ260249443796QQihZ016QQcategoryZ369QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It's La Cofradia, and it looks almost exactly like the bottle I have, but I just noticed that it's not the same. Very close though.

This one is like the one I have:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Unique-S-Maria-1492-1992-Ship-Bottle-Collectible_W0QQitemZ260244331838QQihZ016QQcategoryZ369QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I was initially wondering if my bottle originally held the tequila, but now I think not. The Columbus ones (there are several on ebay, past and present) have a 1492-1992 molded into it, so maybe just sold without anything in it, as a decanter.

fwiw

[Whoa_Nelly]

3. What you find, and the answers you share

are wonderful, dotcosm! :toast:

Have been bookmarking in this forum, so links posted are at hand. :hi: