Posted 12 years ago
twentiethc
(23 items)
Color fades from amethyst to colorless and then to an aqua / teal color. Embossed art nouveau design with thin layer of silver. No apparent markings. My best guess is possibly Czech, but it's really just a guess. I'd love to know more about it ... all opinions are welcome.
There were a couple like this in the back room of the PMC. I have one with stereotypical bohemian decoration. I think bohemian is a safe bet.
Is this a silver overlay or is it carved out and then silvercoloured? Depending on that it could be either french or bohemian.
To me it looks like this is acid cut with a silver deposit. My gut on these is Goldberg.
The design looks to be slightly embossed in the glass, and then I think the silver is applied very thinly; not quite like traditional overlay.
The embossed design could be the result of an acid process that left the remaining surface with a satin finish.
Thanks a bunch to both Greatsnowyowl and kunsthammer. Upon futher investigation with their leads, I have to agree the vase is likely by Karl Goldberg.
I have now found several similar ones including this most-similar example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Karl-Goldberg-amethyst-uranium-glass-vase-Haida-Jugendstil-Art-Nouveau-Bohemian-/160978994242?pt=UK_Art_Glass&hash=item257b188442&nma=true&si=QVo8gbltaZ1vnYfBI2satmLuEK0%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557#ht_3325wt_958
Thanks again.
I had the same form with overlay, but with a dark purple cased glass. Goldberg was the attribution for that piece. The silver overlay is really fragile and thin on these pieces; too much polishing and its gone.