JAN BARBOGLIO NUECES LONGHORN DECANTER • TRIPLE SIGNED • HAND BLOWN GLASS • IRON BASE
This stunning Jan Barboglio Nueces Longhorn Decanter is a premium western estate-style barware piece featuring a heavy clear hand-blown glass bottle, sculptural natural-finish longhorn topper, and dark cast iron base. The piece is TRIPLED SIGNED with the distinctive Jan Barboglio iron signature on the base of the decanter, making it especially desirable for collectors of authentic Barboglio iron and glass pieces.
The decanter measures approximately 6" wide x 3" deep x 10" tall and has the powerful rustic elegance that defines Jan Barboglio design — old Mexico, hacienda luxury, hand-forged iron, artisan glass, and functional sculpture all in one dramatic bar cart centerpiece.
🦬 SIGNATURE LONGHORN DESIGN
The top of the decanter features a distinctive natural-finish cast iron longhorn bull topper. This sculptural topper gives the piece its strong western ranch aesthetic while also serving a practical purpose. Hidden beneath the longhorn is a dual-purpose cork and screw closure, making this piece both decorative and functional for entertaining.
The wide horn shape creates an immediate visual statement. It is bold, masculine, rustic, collectible, and instantly recognizable as Jan Barboglio.
🍾 HAND-BLOWN GLASS VESSEL
The clear glass bottle has a substantial rectangular silhouette with the organic character expected from mouth-blown artisan glass. Slight waviness, tiny bubbles, and subtle handmade irregularities are part of the beauty of original Jan Barboglio glasswork. These are not flaws — they are signs of the hand-crafted process and give the decanter its high-end, old-world texture.
🖤 HEAVY IRON BASE
The decanter rests inside a custom-fit dark iron stand / caddy base. This base is a defining part of the Jan Barboglio aesthetic, grounding the glass vessel with weight, depth, and rugged sculptural presence. The iron base protects the bottom of the glass and gives the piece its dramatic barware silhouette.
The dark iron finish has organic variations of brown and black tones, consistent with Barboglio’s hand-finished ironwork. Slight tonal variation, hammering, and natural patina differences are expected characteristics of authentic artisan iron pieces.
✨ TRIPED SIGNED DETAIL
This decanter is tripled signed and features the Jan Barboglio iron signature on the base (twice) and another at the back of the longhorn's head. Signature details are extremely important for Barboglio collectors because they help confirm authenticity and elevate the piece from simple western barware to collectible functional art.
🌵 JAN BARBOGLIO HISTORY & COLLECTOR APPEAL
Jan Barboglio’s work is deeply inspired by the romance of old Mexico, ranch life, ironwork, hacienda architecture, and handmade objects meant to be used and loved. Raised on a cattle ranch in Chihuahua, Mexico, Barboglio developed a design language that blends rugged ranch heritage with refined luxury.
Collectors love Jan Barboglio because the pieces are not mass-produced-looking decor. They are tactile, heavy, handmade, and full of character. Each piece carries slight irregularities in the iron, glass, finish, and form. These variations are part of the original artisan process and are exactly what makes the line so desirable.
🥃 WHY THIS DECANTER STANDS OUT
The Nueces Longhorn Decanter is a standout because it combines three major collector features:
1. Heavy artisan materials — clear hand-blown glass paired with natural-finish cast iron.
2. Sculptural western design — the longhorn topper creates a dramatic bar cart focal point.
3. Hidden functionality — the topper includes a dual-purpose cork and screw closure for entertaining.
This is the kind of piece that anchors a decanter collection. It adds contrast to traditional crystal decanters, bringing in iron texture, dark patina, ranch influence, and strong Barboglio design presence.
🍷 USE & DISPLAY
This piece is ideal for display on a bar cart, liquor cabinet, western estate table, hacienda-style home, ranch decor setting, or collector shelf. It pairs beautifully with other Jan Barboglio barware, longhorn glasses, shot glasses, wine decanters, iron trays, chargers, and entertaining pieces.
🛍️ MORE JAN BARBOGLIO IN MY SHOP
I have a few other Jan Barboglio decanters available in my shop, including coordinating retired wine decanters and other collectible Barboglio pieces. Please check out the dedicated Jan Barboglio category in my shop to see additional iron, glass, barware, and retired pieces. VTG JAN BARBOGLIO, Iron, Metal
📏 MEASUREMENTS
Approximately 6" wide x 3" deep x 10" tall
✅ CONDITION
Wonderful collector condition and has never been used. The clear glass is clean and beautiful, with no interior clouding from spirits. The iron longhorn topper and base retain their natural Barboglio finish. Any slight irregularities in the glass, iron tone, patina, or handmade finish are original characteristics of Jan Barboglio artisan production.
ABOUT JAN BARBOGLIO........
Each of the artist piece is slightly different in shading texture, color, irregularities, and imperfections - because they are hand individually casted. The talent that goes into these pieces is just remarkable -- talent of combining materials is what makes each object of Jan Barboglio's original and distinctive and has become her trademark. She uses old wood, honed and combined with iron, glass, crystal, and stone mixed with silver and etched cut glass guarantees each object's authenticity. Her pieces are known to be aesthetically warm, primitively handsome and are TRUE WORKS OF ART. Of HIGH QUALITY and always sensuous to the touch, her works have become highly COLLECTABLE.
These iron pieces handmade by Jan Barboglio have a long history in Mexico and Latin American countries. Each piece is hand worked. It is individually cast or wrought, hammered, sanded and hand finished. Slight irregularities, imperfections and variations of shading and texture are characteristics of the material and the old world finishing process that adds to its distinct beauty. Each piece is slightly different.
JAN BARBOGLIO
After many years designing clothing with her sister in their Barboglio Cristina & Jan Collection, Jan Barboglio began sculpting accessories and furniture for her own home. Her childhood, spent in north central Mexico, would prove to be fertile ground for inspiration, and every object created by her would carry with it the rich history and romance of old Mexico.
Barboglio’s initial designs of wax grabbers were for her silver, bronze and iron candelabra. Altar pieces and house blessing crosses were integrated into her own home furnishings. Her love of entertainment would later result in her own iron chargers, platters and chafing dishes. Leather goods and saddle stools began to fill her home. All of these influences are evident in her Jan Barboglio Collection of today.
Jan Barboglio’s original designs led the way for her current and extensive home accessories line. The Jan Barboglio Collection has since flourished into crosses and crowns, fleur de lis and scrolls, wildflowers and roses, guardian angels and symbolic bleeding hearts. From her signature Box of Miracles which houses 12 metal “milagros”, prayer and family crosses, Barboglio is now well-known for bringing the spiritual aspect of old Mexico to home decor.
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