Bohemian Iridescent Vase c1920

Description

Heading : Bohemian Iridescent Vase
Date : c1910
Origin : Bohemia/ Czechoslovakia
Bowl Features : A hyperboloid body-shape (akin to a slender ‘cooling tower’) with inwardly curving sides and a broad. flat base; iridised gold. red and green colouration over clear flass
Marks : None
Size : 27.7 cm in height – 13.2 cm diameter at mouth – 18.5 cm diameter to base
Condition : Excellent; no chips. cracks or flakes; there is a tiny manufacturing bobble to the rim at the mouth. some very minor scuffing to the colouration around the underside of the convex base rim and a very slight indentation around the circumference of the body two thirds of the way down – again. residual from production
Restoration : None
Weight : 1167 grams

Additional Information : An unattributed piece. However. te shape was produced by Ruckl and the high glaze oils spot type decoration very reminiscent of Loetz. Even without attribution this is simply stunning