Mid century Daum France tall torsadé berluze vase c1960
$150.00Elegant mid century Daum France ‘berluze’ vase in a heavenly blue.
It’s hand blown, with a pure shape and perfectly executed ripples that all around the vase.
Dates from around 1960.
It ha a ground out pontil and is signed on the base, Daum France.
Height 14 inches / 35.5cm
Perfect condition. Sent double boxed.
Legras Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase c1900
$775.00Legras signed Art Nouveau vase in cameo glass from around 1900.
It’s in opaque yellow glass with an overlay of brown and green which has been cameo cut in a woodland scene. Signature in cameo on the lower part of the vase.
Height 9 inches / 23cm
Width about 5 1/4 inches / 13.5cm
Excellent condition. Micro-abrasions under the foot.
Pallme Konig Art Nouveau vase iridescent glass
$290.00This sumptuous Art Nouveau iridescent glass vase was almost certainly made by Pallme König.
The vase is in thick emerald-green iridescent glass. The top of the vase is decorated with rows of hand trailed iridescent glass in contrasting pink/purple/violet. The glassmaker has the applied three scallop-shaped straps that run from top to bottom. It’s a bravura piece of art glass. Art Nouveau to a tee with in its sensuous shape and natural inspiration.
Height 8 ¾ inches / 22cm
Width 5 ¼ inches / 13.5cm
Very good condition. There are small imperfections which don’t affect display in any way: – 2 small chips to the strapping under the vase – fleabites on the inside of the mouth.
French Art Deco Spherical Etched Vase by Veramé, Metz c1930
$280.00This gorgeous Art Deco globe vase is by Veramé, a small art glass factory in Metz.
Veramé produced glass using a range of techniques, but specialised in very crisp etched designs similar to Schneider art glass output around 1930.
Emerald green with striking geometric design, the epitome of Art Deco style.
The etched trademark, Veramé, is incorporated into the design.
Height 8 ¼ inches / 21cm
Width 8 ¼ inches / 21cm
Excellent condition, no damage or defects.
Modernist art glass vase attributed to Keith Murray for Stevens and Williams, c1930
$460.00Modernist art glass vase attrib. Keith Murray for Stevens and Williams, c1930
We’re 99% certain that this gorgeous modernist vase is believed to have been designed by Keith Murray for Stevens & Williams, and is from around 1930.
The body is in pink glass with an all-over bubble decoration. It has a spreading foot in clear glass with a ground-out, polished pontil.
Height ???
New Zealand-born Keith Murray (1892-1981) was one of the most important and influential designers in Britain in ceramics, glass and metalwork between the two world wars.
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Legras Plaine Saint-Denis Enamelled Vase with Forest Scene
$180.00Legras Plaine Saint-Denis Enamelled Vase with Forest Scene
This graceful 19th century vase is typical of pieces made by Legras at the Plaine Saint-Denis factory in northern Paris, and as with many pieces, it is unsigned.
The raised enamel decoration shows a detailed river and woodland scene.
The glass itself is amber coloured and quite thick. It has a ground out pontil.
The subject and quality of the enamelling are typical of the factory.
Height 15 inches / 39 cm
Width 4 inches / 10cm
In excellent condition.
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Antique French Monod et Stumpf ‘gorge de pigeon’ bowl
$110.00Antique French Monod et Stumpf ‘gorge de pigeon bowl
Rare and lovely antique glass bowl made by Monod et Stumpf, Pantin around 1900.
It is in ‘gorge de pigeon’ glass with delicate metallic pink/orange gradations of colour, and a folded lip.
Height 7.3cm / 2 ¾ inches
Width 14.5cm / 5 ¾ inches
Perfect condition.
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Victorian Davidsons Just a Thimble Full Whisky Tot Glass c1880
$65.00A rare Davidsons purple malachite /slag glass tot measure from around 1880.
This rare piece of English 19th century glass was made by Davidsons of Gateshead, and holds an Imperial half-gill of your tipple.
Dimpled all over just like a thimble, it has a moulded legend around the lip: “Just a Thimble Full”
Height 2 ½ inches
Perfect condition.
Daum Nancy French Art Deco vase c1920
$320.00Daum Nancy French Art Deco vase, c1920
Early Art Deco vase in green mottled glass, made around 1920 by Daum Frères, Nancy.
It has an inscribed signature DAUM NANCY with the cross of Lorraine.
Width 6 inches / 15.5cm
Height 3 3/4 inches / 9.5cm
It is in excellent condition.
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French Art Deco opalescent glass desert service for six
$240.00French Art Deco opalescent desert service for six
The perfect desert deserves the perfect serving dishes.
This stunning French Art Deco desert set should do the trick.
It’s made of thick opalescent glass with a fine moulded relief pattern.
There are six shallow bowls for individuals and a large shallow serving dish, all matching.
The word France is discreetly part of the moulding, but there is no other no maker’s mark. The style and quality suggests Verlys.
A stunning set, the perfect end to a perfect dinner.
Diameter of small bowls 15 inches / 6 inches
Diameter of large bowl 30.5cm / 12 inches
Superb condition.
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Degué French Art Deco vase c1930, Rare
$650.00Degué French Art Deco vase c1930, Rare
This is an imposing Degué Art Deco vase dating to around 1930.
It is made of thick hand blown glass in a baluster shape. It features clouds of brown and scarlet red which float against a swirl of orange.
This is an elegant and timeless piece by an important name in French Art Deco glass.
Degué Art Deco glass rivals Schneider’s in terms of quality, style and originality and it is also rare due to its short period of production.
It has an etched signature near the base (please see pictures).
Height approximately 12 inches – 30cm
Width about 6 inches – 15cm
Weighs 2.3 kilos
Excellent condition.
About Degué
Degué was the trade name of David Guéron. Guéron produced glass lighting from the factory he founded in Compiègne, France in the early ‘20s. After exhibiting at the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 1925, he branched out into high end art glass. By the end of the decade, the company was producing high end art glass rivalling Verreries Schneider. However, both companies closed with the onset of WWII.
Daum Nancy miniature Art Deco French vase 4 inches
$220.00Daum Nancy miniature Art Deco French vase 4 inches
Rare Daum Nancy Art Deco vase dating to around 1920.
It is made of thick glass in mottled shades of moss green, turquoise and white, but it qualifies as a miniature or mignonette, since it stands just 4 inches (10 cm high).
A lovely piece for a cabinet of curios.
On one side, it is etched with the Daum Nancy signature and the cross of Lorraine.
It’s in excellent condition, perfect, and with micro-abrasions on the base as you’d expect from this small, but surprisingly heavy piece (225g).
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Art Deco Globe Vase by Gray-Stan, London c1930
$300.00A large English Art Deco blown glass vase by Gray-Stan (1926-1936), Battersea, London.
In salmon pink cloudy glass, it has large transparent whorls – an effect which demanded great technical skill.
Gray-Stan was a small London glass company. Called after its owner, Mrs Graydon-Stannus, it produced high end art glass – “luxury glass for the modern age” – which sold as far afield as New York and Toronto.
Height 9 inches
Width 8 inches
Perfect condition.
Murano Mandruzzato c1970s submerged sommerso glass bowl with textured sides
$110.00Murano Mandruzzato c1970s sommerso glass bowl with textured sides
Asymmetric glass bowl/ashtray with turquoise and blue sommerso cased in clear glass by Mandruzzato, Murano.
The front and back of the vase are sheer and polished. The sides are deeply textured.
Height 7 cm tall / 2¾ inches
Width approx 17cm / 6 ¾ inches
Perfect condition.
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Superb French Art Deco 12″ opaline glass vase with thistles by Vianne, c1925
$160.00Superb French Art Deco 12″ blue opaline glass vase by Vianne, c1925
Gorgeous with gladioli. Gorgeous without.
This outstanding French opaline vase is from around 1925 and was almost certainly made by Verreries Vianne, a glassworks in Aquitaine founded in the early 1920s. Many of Vianne’s pre-war glass blowers were Czechoslovak, and brought their expertise of opaline glass with them. It is signed on the base, but the signature is very faint.
It has an elegant 9-sided shape with ribbed panels and a gorgeous relief of thistles all around the top.
Delicate blue on the outside, it has a thick casing of white glass on the inside, giving it depth and translucence.
Height : 31cm /12 ¼ inches
Width : 18cm / 7 inches
Perfect condition, not a nibble, just some micro abrasions on the base you expect from age and use.
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Austrian Jugendstil Peacock Trail Glass Tankard c1900 Loetz
$180.00Austrian Jugendstil Peacock Trail Glass Tankard c1900 Loetz
A beautiful item of Art Nouveau Austrian glass from around 1900, possibly made by Loetz.
This ½ liter tankard has a pewter lid embossed with a fresh female face and the word ‘Jugend’. A female face also features on the thumb rest.
Superb condition, no fleabites or damage of any kind.
Pair Belle Epoque Legras enamelled glass large vases c1914
$180.00A pair of Legras tall peach enamelled glass vases.
They’re ovoid with 6-sided mouth. The front of the vase is decorated with an Art Nouveau fuchsia motif in raisedin yellow, black and white enamel.
Height 12 inches / 30.5cm
The vases are signed Leg.for Legras, a signature used before and during WW1.
In very good condition, no chips or cracks.
French Late 19th Century Epergne Vase
$80.00This is an elegant French épergne vase dating to the late 19th century.
It has a brass weighted mount with ornate base and a fluted, 9 sided cornate in mould blown glass.
Height 13 ½ inches / 34cm
Length of glass vase 7 ½ inches / 19cm
Very good condition.
Mulaty French Art Deco vase signed c1925
$415.00Mulaty French Art Deco art glass vase, signed, c1925
This is a massive Art Deco vase made by the Verreries de la Mulatière, Lyon.
It is made of 1cm thick crystal/glass – not pâte-de-verre, but clear with swirly inclusions of cobalt blue and white in clear crystal. The rim is sheer and brilliantly polished. It is rare and supremely elegant.
It has the company’s engraved signature on one side: Mulaty.
The Mulatière glass company was founded in 1897 and closed in 1931. Although it specialised in making absinthe glasses, the company went on to produce a small number of high quality decorative vases in the Art Deco era.
Height 31cm / 12 ¼ inches
Width 15cm/ 6 inches
Weight 1.7 kilos
It is in perfect condition. A wonderful piece for anyone who loves French Art Deco glass.
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French Art Deco yellow opaline vaseline glass globe vase
$170.00Beautiful French Art Deco ovoid vase in lemon yellow opaline glass, from around 1930.
This shade of yellow is very unusual and was achieved by adding tiny quantities of uranium to the glass mix. The result is very pretty.
It’s moulded in crisp relief with Art Deco geometric motifs.
Unsigned. Like many pieces of opaline glass from the 1930s, it’s hard to know who made this lovely vase, as there were many factories producing quality glass. Most have disappeared, taking their archives with them, possibly forever.
Height 8 inches/ 20cm
Width 6 inches / 16cm
Excellent condition.
Czechoslovakian Art Deco decanter set with spider’s web engraved design c1930
$120.00Very stylish high Art Deco decanter set made in 1930s Czechoslovakia.
The set comprises a decanter and six glasses, all wheel engraved with a stunning spider’s web geometric design.
The epitome of Art Deco style.
Acid engraved Czechoslovakia mark on the base of each piece.
Height of decanter 6 ¼ inches
Height of glasses 2 inches
Excellent condition – no damage or fleabites to the glasses, one tiny nibble on the inside of the decanter stopper.
Please note, the tray is for sale separately.
Legras Art Nouveau marbled glass vase with gold decor
$120.00A lovely Legras French Art Nouveau vase from around 1910.
It’s in smooth satin glass with red marbling and gold enamelled decoration.
It has a polished out pontil. Signed, “Leg.”
Height 8 inches / 21cm
Excellent condition.
Loetz Art Deco orange tango glass vase with applied trailing
$200.00Loetz Art Deco orange tango glass vase with applied trailing
This is a rare trailed glass vase attributed to Loetz, circa 1925.
It is in orange glass with applied black glass decor.
Height 17.5cm/ 6 ¾ inches
Perfect condition
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Per Lutken for Holmegaard c1960 rondo vase in pale blue
$80.00Per Lutken for Holmegaard c1960 rondo vase in pale blue.
Semi-spherical vase in pale blue glass by Per Lutken for Holmegaard, Denmark.
Engraved on the base Holmegaard PL 15731.
Circa 1960.
Height 8cm / 3 ¼ inches
Width 9cm 3 ½ inches
Excellent condition.
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Large French Art Deco blue opaline glass globe vase
$160.00Striking French Art Deco globe vase in blue opaline glass.
It’s beautifully moulded with peonies in crisp, high relief.
Unsigned. Like many pieces of opaline glass from the 1930s, it’s hard to know who made this lovely vase, as there were many factories producing quality glass. Most have disappeared, taking their archives with them, possibly forever.
Height 8 ½ inches / 22cm
Width 8 inches / 20cm
Very good condition, apart from a little roughness around the lip.
Antique French Choisy le Roi Signed Art Nouveau crystal vase
$350.00Antique French Choisy le Roi Art Nouveau Crystal Vase Signed
This is a substantial Art Nouveau Choisy le Roi vase by the Cristallerie Choisy-le-Roi, c1900-1905.
It’s made of crystal, not glass, and weighs in at 2.5 kilos before packing. It’s a rare piece and you can see one in similar vein here ,in the collection of Paris’ Musée d’Orsay.
It is exquisitely hand decorated with Japanese-style floral motifs in raised enamel, against a stippled, textured background. There are gold brushed highlights around the lip and base.
It’s signed on the base in gold : Cristaux d’Art HT Choisy-le-Roi.
Height 11 inches / 28 cm
Width about 5 inches / 12 cm
Very heavy – weighs 2.5 kilos unpacked.
In excellent condition, with enamel all present. No damage or restoration.
Murano Mandruzzato c1970s sommerso glass vase with textured sides
$245.00Murano Mandruzzato c1970s sommerso glass vase with textured sides
Ultra stylish asymmetric glass vase with grey sommerso cased in clear glass by Mandruzzato, Murano.
The front and back of the vase are sheer and polished. The sides are deeply textured.
Height 14.5 cm tall /5 ⅜ inches
Width approx 15cm / 6 inches
Unpacked weight 2.6kg
Superb condition, no damage or blemishes.
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French Cristal de Sevres Enameled Jardiniere early 20th century
$290.00French Cristal de Sevres Enameled Jardiniere, early 20th C
The Verrerie de Sevres was founded in 1750 by Madame de Pompadour and is still going strong today.
This gorgeous antique jardiniere dates to the early years of the 20th century, when enamelled glass was very much in fashion.
It’s decorated with flowers and butterflies. The colours are brilliant and the crystal gleams.
It measures 9½ inches long x 5 inches
2 ½ inches deep
It’s in perfect condition. A stunning piece from a prestigious French maker.
Pair of Sowerby Blue Malachite Glass Open Salts c1880
$120.00A matching pair of Sowerby malachite glass open salts from around 1880.
These Victorian glass salts were made by the English pressed glass company and have the company’s raised peacock trademark on the base.
Height 2 inches / 4.5cm
Width 2 ¾ inches / 6.5cm
Perfect condition.
ps. We have more antique pressed glass from England and France, including examples by John Derbyshire, Davidsons and Portieux Vallerysthal. Feel free to email for more information.
Georges De Feure Art Nouveau Glass Vase
$160.00Georges De Feure Art Nouveau Glass Vase, c1915
This glass vase was designed by Georges De Feure (1868-1943.)
De Feure was a well-known Symbolist artist before becoming a key figure of the Art Nouveau scene in Paris. He designed many pieces for the Art Nouveau pavilion at the Exposition Universelle of 1900, including a handful of decorative objets in glass.
This vase is moulded in cloudy amethyst glass with ‘slag’ inclusions that give it the appearance of being carved out of a piece of rock. It features a very crisp freize of Classical dancers and musicians. It is in exceptional condition, with De Feure’s moulded signature on the base.
Height 5 1/2 inches
Width 4 1/2 inches
Weighs just over 1 kilo
Art Nouveau Tazza by Degué
$220.00French Art Deco tazza by Degué
This Degué (David Guéron) glass tazza is from the Art Nouveau/Art Deco transition period.
The thick glass bowl has fine swirls of colour. It’s signed in script by the maker.The setting is wrought iron with hammered decoration and grape leaf clasps.
Dates to the 1920s.
Height 9 inches
Diameter of bowl 9 ¾ inches
Minuscule nibble on the edge – otherwise perfect.
Leune Daum Art Nouveau Enamelled Vase 1900s
$340.00This is a very substantial Leune Art Nouveau enamelled glass vase executed in violet. Leune was a Paris glassworks specialising in luxury enamelling. Daum often supplied the glass bodies. The finest pieces were produced during the Art Nouveau and Art Deco years, under the artistic direction of Auguste Heiligenstein (1891-1976), who was responsible for exceptional work in enamel.
This vase has a freehand enamel scene in violet with a forest glade scene, which continues around the body of the vase. Simply stunning.
Height 16 inches
Width at base 7 inches
Superb condition.
Art Nouveau Kralik vase in rose martelé
$149.00Art Nouveau Kralik vase in rose martelé
Early 20th century Bohemian vase by Kralik in rose martelé glass.
Beautiful iridescence.
Height 23cm /9 inches
Width at base 9cm / 3½ inches
Excellent condition.