Described is a lacquering
machine for bottles (11), in particular glass bottles (11), comprising: a line (2) for conveying of one or more units (3) defining a feed path (4), each unit (3) comprises retaining means (5) comprising a supporting base (51), defining a surface (S) for supporting at least one
bottle (11), and a gripping element (52) for retaining at least one portion of said
bottle (11), each unit (3) is movable along said conveying line (2) along said feed path (4) in a feed direction; a feed
station (41), positioned along the feed path (4), for feeding the
bottle (11) to the respective unit (3); a lacquering
station (42), located downstream of the feed
station (41) in the feed direction, for lacquering at least one portion (6) of the bottle (11), comprising a tank (7); a
drying station (43), located downstream of the lacquering station (42) in the feed direction, for
drying at least said portion (6) of the bottle (11); a release station (44), located downstream of the
drying station (43) in the feed direction, for releasing the bottle (11) from the respective unit (3); each unit (3) comprises movement means (8) for moving the retaining means (5) configured for performing an angular excursion of the supporting base (51) about an axis of rotation (A1) at least from a first position (P1), wherein the supporting base (51) is at a first height lower than the gripping element (52), to a second position (P2), wherein the supporting base (51) is at a second height higher than the gripping element (52), and vice versa, and rotation means (9) configured to rotate the supporting base (51) about an axis (A2) perpendicular to the supporting surface (S).