Centrepiece - Opaline glass
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Centerpiece candy dish in intense sky-blue opaline glass, blown and hand-finished with dense gold trim and multi-coloured enamel and white opaline relief decoration, dimensions 10 cm high and 12 cm in diameter, made in Bohemian manufacturing, Czech Republic, dating to 1850–1900, in good condition with minor signs of age.
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Industrial sector: Bohemian manufacture
Material and technique: Opalescent glass (lattimo or opaline) in a cerulean blue, encased, blown and finished by hand; decoration with polychrome enamels and 24k gold leaf
Object: Bonbon stand
Period: Late 19th – early 20th century
Dimensions: Overall height: 10 cm; Cup diameter: 12 cm
Description of the work
Centerpiece dessert stand in opalescent glass of an intense sky-blue tone. The object is structured in two distinct sections joined hot: a deep upper cup and a molded baluster stem that opens onto a flat circular base, slightly stepped down.
The cup is distinguished by its irregular, hot-bent wide lobed rim that creates an undulating and sinuous profile, entirely finished with a dense gilding in gold leaf. Along the rim of the cup, corresponding to the outward flares, runs a raised geometric decoration composed of oval reserves enameled in optical white. The inner bottom of the basin hosts a refined central rosette radiating motif, finely outlined in white enamel, gold and iron-red, reminiscent of mandala or mirror decorations of Neo-Renaissance derivation. A thin gilded thread finishes symmetrically the perimeter of the supporting foot.
Industrial sector: Bohemian manufacture
Material and technique: Opalescent glass (lattimo or opaline) in a cerulean blue, encased, blown and finished by hand; decoration with polychrome enamels and 24k gold leaf
Object: Bonbon stand
Period: Late 19th – early 20th century
Dimensions: Overall height: 10 cm; Cup diameter: 12 cm
Description of the work
Centerpiece dessert stand in opalescent glass of an intense sky-blue tone. The object is structured in two distinct sections joined hot: a deep upper cup and a molded baluster stem that opens onto a flat circular base, slightly stepped down.
The cup is distinguished by its irregular, hot-bent wide lobed rim that creates an undulating and sinuous profile, entirely finished with a dense gilding in gold leaf. Along the rim of the cup, corresponding to the outward flares, runs a raised geometric decoration composed of oval reserves enameled in optical white. The inner bottom of the basin hosts a refined central rosette radiating motif, finely outlined in white enamel, gold and iron-red, reminiscent of mandala or mirror decorations of Neo-Renaissance derivation. A thin gilded thread finishes symmetrically the perimeter of the supporting foot.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Glass type
Opaline glass
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Czechia
Material
Glass
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
10 cm
Width
12 cm
Depth
12 cm
Estimated period
1850-1900
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