Lot: 14
'Echoes of Hellas', c1897
Verrerie d'Art de Lorrain, Burgun, Schverer & Co., Meisenthal. 'Echoes of Hellas' vase, c1897. H. 14.2 cm. Designed by Eugène Kremer after Walter Crane's 'Echoes of Hellas'. Cased glass, amber and clear, dark blue powder inclusions. Multiply etched pattern, heightened with gold. Motifs: Lute player, girls at play, friezes with animals and palmettes. Signed: Cross of Lorraine, thistle, ribbon: VERRERIE D'ART DE LORRAINE B S & Co déposé.
Very well preserved.
Hammer Price: 3,000 €
10. May 2016 at
Literature:
Cf. Exhib. cat. Meisenthal Berceau du verre Art nouveau, Meisenthal 1999, p. 75.
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