Lot Essay
Burgun, Schverer & Cie. first exhibited vases with intercalary decoration at the 1895 Strasbourg Exhibition where they were met with great success.
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A CARVED AND INTERNALLY DECORATED CASED CAMEO GLASS VASE
by Burgun, Schverer & Cie., circa 1895
of footed bulbous form with everted rim, the rose pink sides shading to pale pink enamelled with pink flowerheads and shaded green foliage, overlaid in clear glass and finely carved over the interior decoration, the frosted surface with martele patches, gilt mark Verrerie d'Art de Lorraine, B./S. & Co. deposé with a cross of Lorraine and a thistle -- 17cm. high
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by Burgun, Schverer & Cie., circa 1895
of footed bulbous form with everted rim, the rose pink sides shading to pale pink enamelled with pink flowerheads and shaded green foliage, overlaid in clear glass and finely carved over the interior decoration, the frosted surface with martele patches, gilt mark Verrerie d'Art de Lorraine, B./S. & Co. deposé with a cross of Lorraine and a thistle -- 17cm. high
See illustration
Literature
C.f. Victor Arwas, Glass, Art Nouveau to Art Deco, Academy Editions, 1977, p.38 for example of a vase with similar decoration.