Dish - Opal glass / overlay glass - Spiral decor

Art glass bowl with floral decoration and clear-glass foot, presumably European glass, mid-20th century.

Description:
Decorative, handmade art glass bowl from the mid-20th century with an extraordinary, florally evocative decoration.

The bowl features a white, slightly opalescent overglaze. In the glass body are colored glass threads in pink, yellow and white incorporated. The colored elements are radially arranged and form in the center a striking, bloom-like motif.

Transparent clear-glass foot, attached as a separate element to the bowl body. The foot itself is clear and transparent. The lower resting surface has been ground, making it matte; the fine grinding marks of the processing are clearly visible there. The matte resting surface is part of the original handcrafted finishing and is not damage.

The bowl is unsigned. A specific manufacturer could not be unequivocally identified to date. The exact country of manufacture cannot be reliably determined from the available features either. The design and the use of the colored glass canes point to the European art glass tradition of the mid-20th century. Production in the Venetian or Murano milieu is possible, but not confirmed.

Production period:
ca. 1950–1970

Measurements:
ca. 20.7 × 20.0 × 8.3 cm

Weight:
ca. 711 g

Condition:
Very good vintage condition. No obvious chips, cracks, or repairs are detectable. The matte, ground resting surface of the clear-glass foot is part of the original finishing. Small irregularities in the glass due to age and manufacture may be present and belong to the handcrafted production.