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1840's Gothic Green Bohemian glass vase big #2301261

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1840's Gothic Green Bohemian glass vase big  #2301261
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This is a rare large European Bohemian Emerald green glass vase Tazza with white cut overlay and hand painted gold gilt Rococo Revival Decoration. With Gothic panels. Mid 19th century 1840's 1850's. This Vase is Chalice shape with a nice size bowl at top sitting on a beautifully shaped footed base. Made of rich emerald green glass overlayed with white. Highlighted all over with gilt decoration. Height 12" One very small chip at base. Little Wear to gold gilt. Green is a rare color for Bohemian glass also the shape and size of this piece.


Bohemian glass. decorative glass made in Bohemia and Silesia from the 13th century. Especially notable is the cut and engraved glass in high Baroque style made from 1685 to 1750. Early in the 17th century, Caspar Lehmann, gem cutter to Emperor Rudolf II in Prague, adapted to glass the technique of gem engraving with copper and bronze wheels. Although intaglio (Tiefschnitt, ?deep cut?) and high relief (Hochschnitt, ?high cut?) engraving on glass were known to the ancients, Lehmann was the first modern glass engraver to perfect the technique and develop a personal style. He founded a school, but his most gifted pupils?such as Georg Schwanhardt, originator of the famous Nürnberg school of engravers?moved out of Bohemia; and glass engraving did not flourish there until about 1700, when a heavy, high-lustre, potash-lime glass (Bohemian crystal) was invented. Its original designs, profusion of motifs, and rich, ostentatious ornamentation made ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Good </td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1840's </td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Bohemian</td></tr>





<tr><td>Title:1840's Gothic Green Bohemian glass vase big </td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Gothic</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:glass </td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Gothic </td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Historic Baltimore MD</td></tr>
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