Viking Art Glass Ruby Red Bon Bon Vase
Viking Art Glass Epic Ruby Red Bon Bon or Flower Vase. In Excellent Condition. Circa 1960’s. 6.25″ Wide, 3.25″ Tall.
Mold blown, hand stretched & tooled, No seams. Rare shape.
Viking Art Glass Epic Ruby Red Bon Bon or Flower Vase. In Excellent Condition. Circa 1960’s. 6.25″ Wide, 3.25″ Tall.
Mold blown, hand stretched & tooled, No seams. Rare shape.
The decor method is called Macchia in Italian. English translation is “stain” or “mark”. It was accomplished by applying drops of colored glass onto the surface of the hot glass which is then worked into the glass by hand to create the pattern.
Thick, chunky, hand-formed quality glass. The rims are folded down, the base is polished flat and when you look close you can see three heart outline shapes on the exterior glass added during the hot decorating process. This shape is an icon of mid-century studio decorative glass. It can be used as an ashtray, candy/nut bowl, flower float, catch-all, and/or candle holder. Measures 5.75″ at widest, 3.75″ tall and weighs 2.75 lbs.
Mid-century modern styling from the 1960’s. This shape is usually referred to as “saucer champagne”, and can be used as cocktails glasses or compotes. Beautiful, modernistic and versatile vintage glass. Color and style was popular during the mid-century Swedish Modern craze. Suspect maker is Tiffin or Duncan Miller. No maker’s mark.
Fine delicate blown glass with applied bases. In excellent, high quality condition. White spots on images below are from lighting, these wine glasses are uniformly opaque black. Measure 4 7/8″ tall with a 3 5/8″ wide vessel.
Vintage 1950’s Italian art glass with label. The color on the label has worn off. Impression remains of a man standing and blowing glass with a rod and the words “Made in Italy” remains on the silver foil.
Blown with pattern mold diamond pillow optic effects. Beautiful grass green color. Inverted foot and solid glass stem were formed separately and then applied by hand. Tall goblets and tazzas like this were extremely popular in the late 1950s. This is an exceptionally well-made piece by a fine Italian artist. Stands 10″ tall, 6″ at widest with a 18.5″ widest girth. Opening is 4″ wide. In Excellent condition.
Images below show this item with more over-sized Eames Era goblets. Looks gorgeous with fern like plants (always remove the plant before watering, don’t allow water or dirt to drain into old glass, never plant directly into glass).