compote

Object NameCompote on Sea Serpent Stem

Makerpossibly Lillie Graydon-Stannus (English)

Maker Gray-Stan Glasshouse

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1925

Place MadeEngland, London

TechniqueBlown, Pincered, Trailed

SizeOverall H: 22.6 cm; Rim Diam: 20.8 cm

Accession Number87.2.1

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless (faint greenish tint), transparent dark blue lead glasses; blown, pincered, trailed. Circular bowl, with sloping sides and rounded bottom; trailed spiral threading on the underside; merese and pincered pad above a stem in the form of a sea serpent, with spirally-ribbed knob head, pincered open mouth, and applied blue eyes; curved neck; ovoid, spirally-ribbed body; two trailed and pincered fins; upturned, pointed tail; set into a pincered pad at the base; domed, circular foot with trailed blue rim; engraved script signature "Gray-Stan" on the underside of the foot rim; rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Former Collection Asprey & Co., Ltd. - 1987-01-23