LEVEILLE LEGRAS GLASS ENAMELED JARDINIERE CENTERPIECE ART NOUVEAU VASE BOWL BLUE

Description: VR LEVEILLE LEGRAS TEAL FRENCH ART GLASS JARDINIERE CENTERPIECE PLANTER VASE GOLD ENAMELED ANTIQUE JAPONISME / JAPONISANTE THIS BEAUTIFUL AND RARE TEAL BLUE JARDINIERE BY LEGRAS MEASURES APPROX. 9 1/2" LONG, 5 1/2" HIGH AND 6" WIDE. NOTE: THIS AUCTION IS ONLY FOR THE BLUE JARDINIERE. LAST 4 PHOTOS ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY. THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY FIND ACQUIRED FROM FRANCE AND WAS LIKELY MADE BY LEGRAS OR ERNEST-BAPTISTE LEVEILLE. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED/SOLD THIS MODEL, BUT IN A DIFFERENT DECOR, (KNOWN AS 'Pompéi Guilloché',FIRST SHOWN AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION IN 1900, AND FEATURED IN LEGRAS BOOK, p. 316/7.)I HAVE ADDED PHOTOS OF IT FOR REFERENCE. SEE LAST 4 PHOTOS. THIS SAME RARE MODEL, IN TEAL BLUE DECOR, FEATURES GOLD ENAMELING OF FLYING BIRDS, IN A JAPONISME STYLE, WITH ORNATE GOLD FLOURISHES, WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED IN LEGRAS GLASS. ALTHOUGH THE CONDITION OF THIS EARLY PIECE IS EXCELLENT, 2 OF THE APPLIED GLASS FEET HAVE SOME CHIPS.NOT A MAJOR FLAW WHEN ONE CONSIDERS THE AGE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CENTERPIECE.I TRIED TO SHOW THE SUBTLE LINES/WAVES OF GLASS ON THE SIDES, MADE VISIBLE AS IT SETTLED AND COOLED. ENAMELING IS BRIGHT AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NO RUBS THAT I CAN ASCERTAIN.HAND BLOWN GLASS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, BUT 2 CHIPPED FEET, 1 SMALL SCRATCH ABOVE FOOT, IN PHOTO #14.POLISHED PONTIL. * I ACCEPT PAYPAL ONLY.* I DO NOT SHIP INTERNATIONALLY AT THIS TIME.* I SHIP USPS PRIORITY, INSURED.* SIGNATURE REQUIRED AT DELIVERY. 1) ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD 'AS IS' AND SALE IS FINAL. 2) REFUNDS ARE ONLY CONSIDERED IN THE EVENT THAT AN ITEM HAS BEEN GROSSLY MISREPRESENTED. 3) PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND REVIEW THE PHOTOS FOR DESCRIPTION. I AM HAPPY TO SHARE MORE PHOTOS UPON REQUEST.

Price: 600 USD

Location: Miami, Florida

End Time: 2024-10-17T19:12:35.000Z

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