Theresienthal Enamelled Hock Flower Glass c1905

Description

Heading : Theresienthal enamelled flower glass
Date : c1905
Origin : Zwiesel. Bavaria
Colour : Clear with vibrant coloured enamels
Bowl : A cup bowl with an enamelled flower around the base
Stem : Clear with a swelling centre
Foot : Conical with a gilt edge
Pontil : Plain
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 20.1cm tall with a 7.3cm rim and a 7.5cm foot
Condition : Very fine
Restoration : None
Weight : 138 grams

These flower type hock and liqueur glasses were intended to be apprecoated from above or in use. Tye flower design is not always immediately apparent until one looks inside the bowl. The style was deployed by Meyr’s Neffe. Lobmeyr. Theresienthal and Heckert at Petersdorf. Many of the Theresienthal exampes have green stems to enhance the floral decoration. This shape of bowl is quite distincticve to Theresienthal