Posted 1 month ago
IronLace
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I think my penchant for the wilder shores of art glass is pretty well known, so you can probably imagine my excitement when this turned up on eBay AU recently.
Luckily I was able to win it cheaply despite another bidder in the mix, & the seller did a great job of packing it securely for a trip across Australia.
It is made from bright yellow opaque glass (cadmium content verified under UV) with a bottom - up spatter in white & dark oxblood red/brown. The spatter is closer to a frit as the texture is pretty rough. There are four applied pale pink petals or leaves on the top rim.
The shape in itself is odd enough, with a square base tapering up to a square sectioned neck, but the weirdness is breaking out all over in the loud colour combination & Victorian style petal top. It measures 28.5 cm tall.
I am not really sure if this is Tango era or a little earlier as it mashes together different eras in one crazy cool cocktail.
On the ugly/beautiful scale it scores 11/10!
I think most likely Bohemian origin...maybe Kralik?
Circa early 20th century is my best guess...
Spring has Sprung. This is as good as that one from Wenty !!!!
Many thanks, Kevin!
Yes, this is definitely on a similar level to that piece, & they are now next to each other in a cabinet I reserve for tall specimens (after a bit of a reshuffle).