Description

Heading : Otto Prutscher Cased & Cut Chain-stem Wine Glass
Period : 20th century – first decade
Origin : Meyr’s Neffe (Adolfshutte glassworks). Adolf. Bohemia
Colour : Clear cased with a dark cranberry
Bowl : Straight-sided bucket
Stem : Cased and cut to form sequential (solid) chain-links 
Foot : Low conical
Glass Type : Lead 
Size :  22.1cm height.  7.0cm diameter bowl. 8.9cm diameter foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks 
Restoration : None 
Weight:  201 grams 

Notes: A stunning example of Otto Prutscher’s work. with a design which has it foundations deeply-seated in the influence of his mentor. Josef Hoffman. The geometric. architectural mindset of both men is clearly evident. from the heavy. industrial chain-like stem to the near-gothic tracery around the bowl. Prutscher also worked with metal. leather and – to a lesser extent – textiles; one can imagine how effortlessly these same inferences could be made across such diverse media.