Swirl Green Champagne Flutes, Set of Six

Six flutes with a green swirl worked through the stem and into the base of the bowl, so the colour builds from clear at the rim down to a deeper tone where the glass gathers. It is a hand-finished effect, which means the twist sits slightly differently on each glass, and a set of six on a laid table has a liveliness that six identical machine-made flutes never quite achieve.

The proportions are traditional: a tall narrow bowl at 21cm overall height, which is what keeps the bubbles in a champagne or a good English sparkling wine rather than letting them off in the first minute. The green reads clearly against a white tablecloth and pairs particularly well with gold or brass cutlery, dark wood, and the deep-toned tableware that suits an evening table.

Between celebrations they are worth leaving out rather than boxing up, because a row of them on an open shelf or a bar cart does a lot of decorative work for very little effort. Hand washing is recommended to protect the coloured finish and the stems, which are slender by design. Store them upright rather than inverted, which puts the weight on the fragile rim. Handle with care and keep out of reach of children.

• Set of six flutes
• Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 21cm each
• Material: coloured glass with swirl detail
• Hand-finished - each glass varies slightly
• Hand wash recommended
• Store upright, not inverted
• Handle with care - glass
• Keep out of reach of children