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Lot 32
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DAUM | Magnolias vase, circa 1900

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 EUR
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Description

  • Daum
  • Magnolias vase, circa 1900
  • Engraved signature DAUM NANCY with the Croix de Lorraine on the underside
  • Height : 49,8 cm ; 19 5/8 in.
acid-etched and wheel-carved hammered cameo glass with slight iridescence

Provenance

Private collection, Germany

Literature

Janine Bloch-Dermant, L'Art du Verre en France, Lausanne, 1974, p. 158 for a related example
Helga Hilschenz-Mlynek and Helmut Ricke, Glas, Historismus, Jugendstil, Art Déco, Munich, 1985, p. 84 for a related example

Condition

Very good overall condition. The surface presents with some very light surface scratches. The glass presents with some air bubbles within the glass and with a few rare tiny burst bubbles at the surface. The iridescence of the glass is stronger than in the catalogue illustration.
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