English Satin Glass Mantle Vases with Gilt Overlay
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Overlay Glass - Overlay glass is coloured glass that has been created by sandwiching two or more layers of different coloured glass together. The layers are fused together through a process of heating and melting in a glass furnace, and the resulting glass has a unique colour and depth that is not found in single-layered glasses.
The technique of overlaying glass has been used for centuries, and was particularly popular in the Venetian glass industry during the Renaissance. Different colours of glass were layered to create intricate designs, and then the layers were carved and etched to create intricate patterns and details.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
An early Len Castle 'Deerstalkers Inn' carafe, the compressed ovoid body with a tall mildly tapered neck, an applied pressed cartouche of deer antlers in circular form to the shoulder, burnt umber matt glaze, impressed mark. Height 20.5 cm
A flambe-glazed bottle vase, 19th/20th century covered with a lavender blue streaked crimson glaze thinning towards the narrow mouth 38.5 cm
Galle vase with floral scenes in burgundy, on an ochre ground. Condition: good, minor wear to the base. Height 23.5 cm
A Chinese porcelain mallet bodied vase, with a song- de-boeuf glaze with slight green mottling; six-character Kangxi mark under the base. Height 17 cm