Designed by Jacob Bang, a clear glass 'Kluk Kluk' crown decanter produced by Holmegaard, Denmark, in the 1950's.
Ask any household in Denmark about this iconic piece of glassware, and it will be immediately recognised. In the design community worldwide it is seen as Jacob Bang's most famous designs and highly collectable - highly poignant when we realise that not only was he Holmegaard's first employed designer, but the 'Kluk Kluk' was one of his earliest creations with the manufacturer.
The root of this design can interestingly be traced back to the middle ages, when they were known as 'Kuttrolf' bottles. With a similar vessel shape utilising individual hollow stems to control liquid flow from base to neck, they may have been used for perfume and alcohol but functioning to impede the speed at which any liquid poured out.
Jacob Bang's 'Kluk Kluk' - first produced in 1928 - by comparison takes this form that naturally adapted through the ages, and turns it into something far more playful. The stems not only exist to produce its signature glug-glug sound but to aerate the liquid inside. Bang had perfected the shape in such a way that many more models were developed from the original clear version - otherworldly 'drunk' or slightly bent over (once featured in the original 'Star Trek' series), coloured, miniature, and even 'crown' models.
This is the slightly rarer aforementioned 'crown' model, in weighty clear glass and being broader in stature. The stopper is blown to be white-hot before being teased by hand into the signature crown shape from where it gets its name. An excellent example and the 'crowning jewel' of any drinks cabinet.
Specifications:
Height: 23.5cm / Width: 10cm / Depth: 10cm
