Description: FRENCH ART NOUVEAU GLASS BOWL FOOTED LEVEILLE MELLERIO LEGRAS STYLE CENTERPIECE BOWL VASE GILT JAPONISME MOUNT ANTIQUE ENAMELED MOTTLED UV GLOW MANGANESE THIS EXCEPTIONAL CENTERPIECE / BOWL MEASURES APPROX. 5 1/4" HIGH AND 8" ACROSS. UNSIGNED, CIRCA 1880's, THE BOWL IS CHARACTERISTIC OF WORK BY ERNEST LEVEILLE AND BY MELLERIO FRÈRES VERRERIE D'AUBERVILLIERS, (WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY PURCHASED BY FRANÇOIS THEODORE LEGRAS). IT IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF GLASS IN THE JAPONISME STYLE / MEIJI PERIOD, WITH A HEAVY GILT GLASS BASE THAT GIVES THE IMPRESSION OF A CARVED BRONZE BASE. MOTTLED 'SPOTS' OF WHITE, BROWN AND RUST, IN A LIGHTLY SMOKED GLASS, AND DETAILED GOLD ENAMELING THROUGHOUT. THE GLASS GLOWS A SUBTLE GREEN UNDER UV LIGHT, DUE TO MANGANESE OXIDES ADDED DURING MANUFACTURE. REPAIR ON ONE FOOT, OTHERWISE EXCELLENT CONDITION. * I ACCEPT PAYPAL ONLY.* I DO NOT SHIP INTERNATIONALLY AT THIS TIME.* THIS WILL SHIP USPS PRIORITY MAIL, INSURED. * SIGNATURE REQUIRED AT DELIVERY. 1) ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD 'AS IS' AND SALE IS FINAL. 2) REFUNDS ARE ONLY CONSIDERED IN THE EVENT THAT AN ITEM HAS BEEN GROSSLY MISREPRESENTED. 3) PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND REVIEW THE PHOTOS FOR DESCRIPTION. I AM HAPPY TO SHARE MORE PHOTOS UPON REQUEST.
Price: 800 USD
Location: Miami, Florida
End Time: 2024-10-02T23:03:45.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Origin: FRANCE
Pattern: MOTTLED RUST WHITE, GILT
Antique: Yes
Shape: ROUND, FOOTED BASE
Color: CLEAR, GOLD, RUST, WHITE MOTTLED
Material: HAND BLOWN GLASS
Item Length: Same as width
Vintage: No
Brand: LEGRAS MELLERIO FRENCH
Type: CENTERPIECE BOWL VASE
Era: Victorian (1837-1900)
Item Height: 5 1/4 inches
Style: JAPONISME
Theme: ART NOUVEAU JAPONISME GILT
Features: GILT ENAMEL, LARGE GLASS FOOTED BASE
Production Style: Art Glass
Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
Production Technique: Hand Blown Glass
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Finish: Glossy
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 8 inches
