Vittel Société Générale Mineral Water Bottle | Embossed Blue Glass | France | 12.5" | Vintage European Glass Collectible

A tall blue glass bottle from Vittel, embossed with remarkable detail on two surfaces.

Front embossing: SOCIETE GENERALE DE VITTEL — the formal name of the corporate entity that operated Vittel's mineral water operations from the late 19th century through much of the 20th. When this text appears on a bottle rather than a printed label, it reliably indicates an older production run, almost certainly pre-1960s.

Bottom embossing: VITTEL GRANDE SOURCE / SOURCE HEPAR — identifying both of Vittel's primary springs. Source Hépar is Vittel's high-magnesium therapeutic spring, historically recommended by French physicians and widely exported as a medicinal water. The practice of embossing spring names on the glass base was common in the era when spring provenance carried genuine commercial and medical significance.

Dimensions: 12.5" H × 3.25" diameter | Weight: 23 oz | Blue-tinted glass | Worn surface condition with age-appropriate patina.

At 12.5 inches, this bottle has serious visual scale. Use it as the anchor of a tall dried botanical arrangement — pampas, protea, or dried artichoke stems fill it naturally — or place it solo on a mantle, open shelving, or a dining table where a single large object does the decorating. The blue glass reads well in French country, coastal, European vintage, and Japandi-influenced spaces. It's the kind of bottle that earns a permanent spot rather than rotating out seasonally.

Recovered from New York City's historic shorelines and landfill sites by Brooklyn Sea Glass. All bottles listed individually and ship carefully packed.