Art Nouveau Sorbier des Oiseaux Cameo Vase from Daum Nancy, France, 1900-1905

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Baluster-shaped vase with a small, bulbous, shouldered body on a flush base, long, conically widening neck with a flared, beaded … Read more Baluster-shaped vase with a small, bulbous, shouldered body on a flush base, long, conically widening neck with a flared, beaded rim, colorless glass with flaky yellow, greenish, rust-red powder inclusions in the lower section, white and green enamel melts, highly etched rowanberry decoration on the outside, delicately painted with colored enamel, ice glass-like satin and polished finish in the background, cameo signature ‘DAUM NANCY’ with Lorraine cross on the wall at the neck constriction. Design after Henri Bergé. Technique: Handmade cameo glass Glass overlaid with several layers, with high-cut worked out motifs. Since the middle of the 19th century, the design has also been done by etching. Cameo glass vessels were already being made in antiquity; cameo glass vessels were already being made in ancient times, and at the end of the 19th century this glass art was further developed, especially in Nancy. Manufactory: Daum Frères / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: 1900/1905 Dimensions: Height: 19,5 cm / 7.67 in Diameter: 7,0 cm / 2.75 in Bibliographie: Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon / Encyclopedia of Glass Marks, Stuttgart / Germany 1997, Signature number 2984 on page 148, page 561 Daum Frères & Cie, Verreries de Nancy. Condition: Very good This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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