Art Nouveau Pate de Verre Snail Paperweight by Amalric Walter & Henri Bergé, France, 1920

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Pâte de verre presse-papiers 'escargot': a dark brown snail with a light brown shell, crawling over scattered green twigs bearing … Read more Pâte de verre presse-papiers 'escargot': a dark brown snail with a light brown shell, crawling over scattered green twigs bearing red berries, on a yellow-orange base with a pentagonal outline. Signed 'h. Bergé sc.' and 'awalter nancy' on the sides. Manufactory: amalric walter & henri bergé, nancy, lorraine, france dating of manufacture: circa 1920/1925

size: height: 5,5 cm / 2.16 in diameter: 8,0 cm / 3.14 in bibliography: carolus hartmann, glasmarken-lexikon (= encyclopedia of glass marks), stuttgart (germany) 1997, page 128 signature number 2473, page 519, bergé, henri and page 866, walter, victor amalric. 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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