Lot 37
  • 37

Daum Frères

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • A 'Tulip' vase
  • the underside engraved 'Daum Nancy' and with the cross of Lorraine
  • 50.5cm. high;
  • 1ft 8in.
wheel-carved and fire polished cameo glass, the flowers on a partially opalescent martelé ground

Provenance


Sotheby's New York, 20th Century Decorative Arts, June 8 and 9, 1988, lot 20

 

Literature

Katharina Büttiker, Daum Frères - Verreries de Nancy, Glaskunst aus der Zeit 1892 - 1935, Zürich, 1986, plate 37 (this lot illustrated) 

Condition

An attractive example in good overall condition. A few minor scratches overall, and some typical scratching to the underside of the base. Glass with some typical minor bubbles. An elegant piece, ready for use.
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