Gilt-decorated Art Deco style cut glass Bowl and step-cut handles
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Gilt-decorated Art Deco style cut glass Bowl and step-cut handles
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Gilt-decorated Art Deco style cut glass Bowl and step-cut handles:
the clear glass bowl with continuous band of engraved and gilded stylised leaves, berries and two central flowers, gilded rim and edge of base.
Circa 1940.
Height: | 5" | - | 12.5cm |
Width: | 11¾" | - | 29.5cm |
Projection: | 10" | - | 26.5cm |
Glossary Words
Art Déco
A popular movement in the 1920s and 30s, promoted by Ruhlmann and other great Paris furniture manufacturers, and the big department stores. The style was influenced by Aztec and Egyptian design, the Ballets Russes, Hollywood musicals and the new ocean-going liners. It featured stepped and geometric designs, sunrays and chevrons.