Mid-Century Modern Hand-Blown Glass Console Bowl

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Mid-Century Modern hand-blown glass console bowl, designed by the prominent Czechoslovakian artist Miloslav Klinger for Železný Brod Sklo (ZBS).

It … Read more Mid-Century Modern hand-blown glass console bowl, designed by the prominent Czechoslovakian artist Miloslav Klinger for Železný Brod Sklo (ZBS).

It is crafted from Alexandrite Neodymium glass, a rare type of art glass containing neodymium oxide. This special material causes the bowl to shift colors depending on the light source—often appearing lavender-pink under daylight or daylight-balanced bulbs, and shifting to a light blue/gray tone under standard fluorescent or incandescent.

It features an elegant, stretched oval shape tapering down into a heavy, clear pedestal base. This aerodynamic design is a staple of mid-century "Space Age" Bohemian art glass.

This style is typically referred to as a console bowl or centerpiece bowl, meant to sit empty as an art piece or hold small items like candies or decorative spheres on a sideboard or table. See less