The Plum Tree – A Cut Glass Vase c1905

Description

Heading : A Victorian cameo cut and moulded vase
Date :  1900-1910
Period : Victoria- Edward VII
Origin : A Keller style design for Thomas Webb or Stevens and Williams
Colour : Clear with cadmium yellow within the base
Bowl : Tapered. High relief moulded roots. Rock crystal cut branches and buds. Cut and acid etched low relied leaves. Split cut dentil rim.
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 13cm tall. 13cm bowl and 8cm foot
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 721 grams

The influence of Joseph keller and the moulded and rock crystal cutbstyle developped by the likes of Kny and Fritsche is most evident. There are three pairs of cadmium yellow stained plums at the base and the colour refracts around the base.  This concept was extended by Jean sala in the 1930s