Vase - Glass

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Michel Karis
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Selected by Michel Karis

Art historian with extensive experience working at various auction houses in antiques.

Estimate  € 150 - € 200
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A 1900–1910 European Art Nouveau vase in purple glass, decorated with a silver overlay of a spider in a web surrounded by floral motifs, measuring 29 × 16 × 16 cm and showing small signs of age and stains.

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Spherical vase in purple glass (or cranberry glass) decorated with a silver overlay in Art Nouveau style that depicts a large spiderweb with a central spider, surrounded by floral and botanical motifs.
• Material: Hand-made art glass in dark/purple color with a glossy finish and edges/neck with metallic mounts or reflections.
• Decoration: Handcrafted silver overlay (chemically applied sterling silver and then hand-engraved) typical of the Art Nouveau / Liberty period (around 1900–1920).
• Subject: Geometric spiderweb with a spider in the center and flowering branches, a naturalistic motif highly prized in Bohemian glass production, Austrian (e.g., glassworks such as Loetz) or American early twentieth century.

Spherical vase in purple glass (or cranberry glass) decorated with a silver overlay in Art Nouveau style that depicts a large spiderweb with a central spider, surrounded by floral and botanical motifs.
• Material: Hand-made art glass in dark/purple color with a glossy finish and edges/neck with metallic mounts or reflections.
• Decoration: Handcrafted silver overlay (chemically applied sterling silver and then hand-engraved) typical of the Art Nouveau / Liberty period (around 1900–1920).
• Subject: Geometric spiderweb with a spider in the center and flowering branches, a naturalistic motif highly prized in Bohemian glass production, Austrian (e.g., glassworks such as Loetz) or American early twentieth century.

Details

Era
1900-2000
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Europe
Material
Glass
Colour
Purple
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
29 cm
Width
16 cm
Depth
16 cm
Estimated period
1900-1910
ItalyVerified
Private

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