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Object NameVase
Maker Val Saint Lambert
Made FromGlass, Pewter
Dateabout 1920-1929
Place MadeBelgium, Seraing
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 28.3 cm, D(max): 8.6 cm
Accession Number73.3.75
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque copper-red base glass with an orange-green surface chemical and enamel deposit; mold-blown. Flared upper lip formed by cutting and polishing; long cylindrical neck swells to bulbous body encircled with four elliptical shapes formed by pewter outline and overlaid by four jewel-studded pewter shields; four symmetrically placed vertical pewter bands extend from flared lip downward on neck, terminating in diamond shapes with a red glass jewel centered in each diamond; flat base; signed in a blue enamel monogram: "VSL"; pewter incised: "Meyla".
Provenance
Source English's Choice Antiques - 1973-10-11
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