Saturday, January 28, 2012

Gorey Glasses

In 1988, The Metropolitan Opera created and sold a set of four glasses showing classic opera scenes drawn by Edward Gorey. These generously sized "Double Old Fashion" glasses are frosted and have a nice heft to them. The images are quite wonderful and are full of fantastic details. It is a pity that Mr. Gorey never designed costumes for the Met. The glasses were sold as a set and include:

The Drinking Song
The Vengeance Aria
The Recognition Scene
The Mad Scene
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 21, 2012 at 5:24 PM

    What whimsical glasses! They are such a wonderful conversation piece. Do you happen to know which operas are depicted on each of the glasses? Thanks.

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  2. ampootozoteMay 21, 2012 at 6:15 PM

    That would be a question for an Opera Buff, which I am not...but I assume they are generic "operatic situations"

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  3. AnonymousOctober 29, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    I used to own these, but ow I only have shards as, one by one, they have been broken over the years. Do you know if they are still available anywhere? I'd love to get a new set and keep them safe! I love Edward Gorey and his whimsically macabre sense of humour! I have been collecting his books for years.

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    1. Mrs. BettyOctober 2, 2016 at 12:04 AM

      Do you know what they are worth or how much they can be sold for?

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  4. ampootozoteOctober 30, 2012 at 6:23 AM

    Currently, the only place to find these are on the secondary market. They do turn up both individually and as sets on eBay.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2014 at 5:34 AM

    There is also a set of Met Opera frosted tumblers, identical in size and appearance to these, that includes:
    The Soprano
    The Contralto
    The Tenor
    The Bass

    Thanks for posting the photos of the mugs... I have many, but not the Figbash or Osbick bird designs! Will keep my eyes out... :)

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