Walther & Söhne - Platter - Sepia Oralit cloud glass, model 'Donau' in Art Deco • Germany • circa 1932–1939 - Cloudglass

Walther & Söhne - Plate - Sepia Oralit cloud glass, model 'Donau' in Art Deco • Germany • ca. 1932–1939

Walther-schaal 'Donau' in sepia Oralit cloud glass, with sepia-brown clouds that drift through the light glass. The top is smooth and glossy, the underside satinized, and that contrast lets the light play in the clouds. At 29 centimeters this is a large Art Deco plate, a light surface on the table when empty. Walther released the model in 1932.

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Description:

A wide, shallow dish of 29 centimeter diameter and 3.5 centimeter height. Radial panels run from the rim to a flat central disk. The clouds lie like veils in the glass, close to the edge, paler in the center. Under the dish is a stepped foot ring around a flat base. The glass is pressed: 993 grams means a wall of just over five millimeters. In Walther's prospectus of 1932 this model is called Teller Donau, number 31448.

About the maker:

Karl Gottlieb Walther founded in 1865 in Ottendorf-Okrilla in Saxony a glass factory with Bohemian glassmakers, initially for lamp glass, bottles and drinking glasses. In 1888 August Walther took over the factory as August Walther & Söhne and began with pressed glass on American machines. In 1932 the company released Oralit, agate-like art glass in brown and violet, after the example of Davidson's cloud glass.

In the interior:

Fits in an Art Deco, vintage or eclectic interior, on a sideboard or dining table. In daylight it colors warm, under a spotlight the clouds light up.

Condition:

Good, with signs of use. Rim: no chips or cracks observed. Top and central disk: fine scratches and light dust specks. Underside: satinized, as intended. The clouds and small air bubbles are production features. See the images. Offered as a decorative object, not intended for use with food.

In one glance:

Material: pressed glass, sepia cloud glass (Oralit), underside satinized

Dimensions and weight: h 3.5 x diameter 29 cm, 993 grams

Brand: no factory mark, signature or label found

Dating: ca. 1932–1939

Provenance: from a private glass collection

Attribution and sources:

Walther & Söhne, model Donau, number 31448. This specimen corresponds to Teller Donau from the Oralit prospectus of 1932 in form, panels, size and technique. The depicted prospect page (Table 3) comes from Pressglas-Korrespondenz 2009-2, Appendix 03, with thanks to Dietrich Mauerhoff.

Shipping:

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