Pair of Rindskopf Pepita Granada Vases c1900

Description

Heading : Pair of Rindskopf Pepita Granada vases
Date : c1900
Origin : Teplitz-Schoneau. Bohemia 
Bowl Features : Granada. amethyst. blood orange iridescence graduating to pale green. Internally vertically moulded. 
Marks : None 
Type : Lead
Size : 30.3cm height. approx 10.5cm diameter at widest point 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 960 grams

The french word for pomegranate is grenada. from which grenadine takes its name. A pepita is a pumpkin seed. the top of the vases do resemble opening pumpkin flowers. others think triffids. This we assume that Rindskopf adopted the name pumpkin seeds.