Walther & Söhne - Platter - Amber-colored with looped-relief decor 'Rotterdam' on three feet • Art Deco • Germany • 1935 - Glass

Walther & Söhne - Bowl - Amber-colored decoration 'Rotterdam' with swirl relief on three feet • Art Deco • Germany • 1935 - Glass

Walther bowl 'Rotterdam' in salmon-pink glass, with a relief decoration of concentric swirls and three amber-colored feet. The swirls run from the edge toward the center, giving the glass depth, and the edge waves. On a table or sideboard the light rests in each swirl. The model is listed in Walther's 1935 model book.

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Description:

A wide bowl with a diameter of 31 centimeters and a height of 7 centimeters, on three hexagonal feet. The relief decoration consists of three large swirls, each surrounded by rings that widen toward the edge. The round flat surfaces under the bowl are finely grained. The glass is pressed. The feet are solid and color deeper amber. In the 1935 model book Rotterdam is listed as a service with three-footed bowls in multiple sizes.

About the maker:

Karl Gottlieb Walther founded a glass factory in 1865 in Ottendorf-Okrilla, Saxony. In 1888 August Walther took over the factory as August Walther & Söhne and began pressing glass on American machines. In the 1930s Walther produced large pressed glass services, including Rotterdam, with bowls, canisters, butter dishes and carafes.

In interior design:

Suitable for an Art Deco, vintage or eclectic interior, as a fruit bowl on a dining table or sideboard. The amber glass takes on a warm tint in daylight and catches candlelight in the relief.

Condition:

Good, with signs of use. Feet: small surface flakes on the underside. Rim and wall: no chips or cracks observed. The fine bubbles in the glass are production characteristics. See photos. Offered as a decorative object, not intended for use with food.

In a glance:

Material: pressed glass, amber-colored, underside partially stippled

Dimensions and weight: h 7.5 x diameter 31.5 cm, 1165 grams

Brand: no factory mark or signature found

Date: 1935

Provenance: private collection, Western Europe

Attribution and sources:

Walther & Söhne, model Rotterdam. This specimen corresponds to the three-footed bowl from the Rotterdam service in Walther’s 1935 model book (Table 144): shape, relief decoration, wavy edge and feet match. Pressglas-Pavillon lists the model as Walther 1935, number 02123. The model book is in Pressglas-Korrespondenz 2002-3, Appendix Musterbuch Walther 1935: https://www.pressglas-korrespondenz.de/aktuelles/pdf/pk-2002-3-1-mb-walther-1935.pdf

Shipping:

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