Western European Art Glass and Ceramics

Vase featuring stems with berries

    Vase featuring stems with berries

    France, Nancy

    Daum Freres manufactory

    Glass; etching

    Height 29 cm

    Signed "Daum Nancy"

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    The vase boasts an elegant ovoid shape, gently tapering toward the base with a small, rounded neck. The  body is crafted from thick-walled clear or slightly smoky glass with a distinctive texture ("frosted ice" or crackle). The glass matrix is filled with tiny air bubbles, giving the material depth and shimmer. The defining artistic detail is the high-relief applied decoration. Thin glass threads forming brown-purple stems were fused onto the surface of the vase while hot. The cascading stems are adorned with numerous three-dimensional, teardrop-shaped and round berries of a rich amethyst (deep blueberry-purple) hue. Each berry was shaped individually and applied over the base, bringing the ornament to life and creating a striking 3D effect.

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