Pair of Metropolis Highball, Czechias

Pair of clear glasses ringed with bands, like stacked, polished hoops.

This pair of Metropolis highball glasses in lead crystal is by Ralph Lauren, from Czech Republic, Czechia. Bohemia, in the present Czech Republic, has a long tradition of glassmaking, and its workshops have supplied fine glassware for tables and bars for centuries. Two tall, straight-sided tumblers of clear glass, each cut with a series of horizontal bands that stack up the sides. The bands catch the light in soft rings. Both stand on thick, plain bases. It is 6 inches high and 3.25 in diameter.

A matching pair, and appropriately well-behaved.