Large Bohemian Glass Mottled Satin Urn Vase

Antique Bohemian Glass Mottled Satin Urn Vase

Very old, lovely mottled satin urn vase. This vase was completely hand-made with heavy, quality glass. It was hand blown in one piece from a gather of amber glass combined with layer of earthtone splatter glass. The vase was removed from the blowpipe at the top, instead of the bottom, and the rim sheared off and polished. This technique removes the glass makers pontil mark. The base is slightly inverted, smooth with medium bottom-wear. The exterior was treated with an acid wash resulting in the soft matte satin finish. The glass actually feels as soft and smooth as satin. It is perfect except at the polished rim which is uneven, with some slight, shallow lines suggesting a possible rim chip repair. It is smooth, and could be the result of hand-tooling the rim when it was being made.

This vase is unsigned. We can verify it is very old, dates to the end of the 19th century to the early 20th century and was made in Czechoslovakia. Victorian / Art Nouveau form with distinct Bohemian characteristics.

The mottled satin urn vase measures 7″ tall, 6.5″ at widest with a girth of 18″. It weighs 2 lbs.