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»
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.
1433MC317/ДПИ