Western European Art Glass and Ceramics

Vase with the image of orchids

    Vase with the image of orchids

    France, Meisenthal

    Circa 1900

    Glass factory "Burgun, Schverer and Co" in Meisenthal on Moselle (Burgun, Schverer Verreries de Meisenthal / Moselle)

    Multilayer glass; etching, "cameo" glass

    Height 11 cm, 2 cm – neck, 2.5 cm – bottom

    Painted mark on the bottom of the vase inside a Cross of Lorraine, surrounded by a thistle branch: «VERRERIE D’ART DE LORRAINEY/BS & C°/ dèposè»

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    The vase has the shape of an inverted truncated cone with a smooth widening in the upper part and a small narrowing at the neck. Orchids with intertwining stems and leaves are depicted on the body of the vase. The vase has a soft yellow-orange (amber) background. The flowers and leaves themselves are made in lighter, opalescent tones.

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    1433MC317/ДПИ