East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Place Made
United States
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass with gold, rubies, seed pearls, emeralds, diamonds, jade; cast, cut, polished, engraved, assembled with metalwork, jade and jewels. Six-sided complex pagoda structure of glass mounted in gold; roof and two tiered tower of cut glass with scalloped edges and upturned points supported by gold columns from which dangle lily-shaped bells with seed pearl clappers, top level topped by brilliant cut diamond trimmed finial; below second tier is a six-sided terrace surrounded by open work railing set with forty-two step cut emeralds, solid roof with cornice of open fret work with twelve cabochon rubies; walls of pavilion are six panels of glass engraved with Chinoiserie court scenes, assembled by gold bamboo-shaped columns; walls rest on six-sided green jade and gold base supported by six gold winged dragons (chimeras) with six-sided bases; inscribed "Steuben". Provenance
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