A large 'Unica' glass vase

DESIGNED BY A.D. COPIER FOR LEERDAM, 1928

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A large 'Unica' glass vase
Designed by A.D. Copier for Leerdam, 1928
Of onion-shaped, globular form with short tapering cylindrical neck and turnover rim, on applied circular foot, the deep purple glass decorated with vertical bands of burst open crackle
37cm. high
Engraved Leerdam Unica A.D. Copier, with yearletter for 1928 and numbered 494

Lot Essay

In 1928, the year of the 50th anniversary of the Leerdam Glassworks, the size of the Unica increased. This was done to show the craftsmanship of the glass-blower as well as the reached quality level. This Leerdam-Unica vase shows both.

See colour illustration and front cover

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