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Oertel Gold Enamel Glass Vase Chariots #954086

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Oertel Gold Enamel Glass Vase Chariots #954086
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Here is a truly magnificent pair of fine cut glass vases. There are in an almost smoky topaz with a grayish tone. Severely cut with bold lines on the top and bottom. Around the center of the vases there is a completely frosted and gold gilt enameled scene that travels all the way around of a man in a chariot being pulled by two horses in a fierce manner through the trees and the forest. What I like about these is the contrasting between the darkness on the top and bottom and then the flow through the center of the vase with a classical scene. Right at the bottom of the classical scene it is written in script Oertel and also on the top as I hope you can see there is an original paper label of Oertel that reads Welzheim Wertarbeit Oertel in the center of the triangle is what appears to be a palm tree and then on either side the number 18 and then 69 (which represents the date the company was founded). The Oertel family's artistry in lead crystal has impressed royalty and heads of state for over a century. Located in Bavaria, the firm has been owned and operated by the same family (now in its fifth generation) since 1869.
This pair of vases also have a wonderful gold gilded top edge and a very nicely finished bottom with very minimal scratching ? just the amount of scratching from wear that we would want to see. I suspect that these vases date from the early 1900?s Art Deco era. They would be truly magnificent decoration on a fireplace mantel or sideboard anywhere you would ...
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<tr><td>Condition:very good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:early 1900's</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:Oertel Gold Enamel Glass Vase Chariots</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Northport Maine 04849</td></tr>
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