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Large and impressive Art Nouveau blown glass vase with cobalt snake applied decor and lotus blossom base.
The cobalt blue glass blossom base and snake are hand-made and applied.
Art Nouveau styling with a flair for the natural/organic. Hand blown cased glass. Interior is opaque white, center layer of mottled browns and yellows (creating a marbled look), then  encased in clear glass. The cobalt blue glass blossom base and snake are hand-made and applied.
Quality Art Nouveau blown glass and decor made by a fine Czech/Bohemian, or possibly English, glass artist. Stands 12.25" tall, sits on a 5.5" wide cobalt blossom base.  Weighs 3 lbs.

Art Nouveau Blown Glass Chalcedony Snake Vase

Hand formed glass. Vintage collectible figurine Handmade in 1970's West Virginia. USA. Mid-20th Century mod art glass. Iconic Dino Martens Oriente design oval cased art glass bowl in excellent condition. The Oriente line was made infamous at the XXVI Biennale di Venezia.

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Absolutely beautiful Art Nouveau blown glass cased vase. Actual age of the vase is unknown, but it is not new. Estimated circa early 1900’s.

Art Nouveau styling with a flair for the natural/organic. Hand blown cased glass. Interior is opaque white, center layer of mottled browns and yellows (creating a striated stone look, called Chalcedony), then  encased in clear glass. The cobalt blue glass blossom base and snake are hand-made and applied. The snake has eyes (see image 3). Base is ground and pontil mark is concave. Unmarked.

Quality Art Nouveau blown glass and decor made by a fine Czech/Bohemian, or possibly English, glass artist. Stands 12.25″ tall, sits on a 5.5″ wide cobalt blossom base.  Weighs 3 lbs. In excellent condition.

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