'Echoes of Hellas' jug, 1895-98

Lot: 172

H. 16.6 cm. Cased glass, light amber, milk yellow opalescent and clear, green inclusions. Etched, enamelled and gilded. Motif after Walter Crane's 'Echoes of Hellas'. Signed: BS & Co Meisenthal (thistle).

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Hammer Price: 4,000 €

132B - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
23. May 2017 at 2:00 PM CEST

Literature:

Cf. Klesse, Glas vom Jugendstil bis heute, coll. Funke-Kaiser, Cologne 1981; exhib. cat. Auf den künstlerischen Spuren von Emile Gallé, Kunstgewerbemuseum Cologne 1983, p. 45; cf. cat. Die Jugendstilsammlung, vol. II, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg 1996; cf. Meisenthal, Berceau du verre Art nouveau, Meisenthal 1999, p. 75-78; Olland, Verrerie d'Art de Lorraine, Désiré Christian, Dijon 2010, no. 10-22, no. 16 (décor).

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'Echoes of Hellas' jug, 1895-98

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