AN IMPORTANT AND RARE 'BALLOTTON' VASE, CIRCA 1930

Balloton is a technique used to achieve a particularly rich and elaborate effect. The hive pattern is obtained by hand-blowing the glass into a cross hatched metal mount. The example presented here is enriched also by the use of gold and silver foil which adds an extra layer of complexity to the piece. An extremely rare vase, only another example is known to exist using this technique and this form and is retained in the Nancy Olnik and Giorgio Spanu Collection, New York.