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South American Rock Crystal Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
Impressive South American polished rock crystal large bowl. This bowl has natural elegance with artisanal craftsmanship, making them ideal for display, meditation, or upscale decor. ...
Category
Early 2000s Decorative Bowls
Materials
Rock Crystal
Set of 12 English Mintons Cobalt and Gold Encrusted Dinner Plates
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine set of 12 Mintons cobalt and gold encrusted dinner plates. Beautiful design and so elegant!
Category
Early 20th Century English Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
Brazilian Rock Crystal Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
Modern Brazilian polished rock crystal bowl. Circa 2000. Sure to make a statement!
Category
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Materials
Rock Crystal
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The items origin is not clear and various features and characteristics may lead us to think of different origins and periods of creation.
A single piece of stone mounted with gold could be a Milanese work. Although the cut could be French as similar pieces belonged to the French royalty (especially the art lover Duc de Berry, (1340-1416)). French and Italian crystal cutters have been active at the same time and it is often difficult to differentiate their works.
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Even though not identical to works by French silversmith Jean-Valentin Morel who was appointed goldsmith to Queen Victoria in 1852 or Reinhold Vasters (1927-1909) another renown German goldsmith who embellished older rock crystal items, there are similarities between these works. Both reduce their use of colour to black and white on pure gold mounts. Moreover the black enamel design is quite similar. Also, no gems are included and no human figure is represented.
Sotherby's described our bowl as a "German Rock crystal bowl with later gold mounts, 15th century." Other items from the period from Germany or Austria are usually silver mounted and the decorations are more colourful and include gems or human figures but they have in common enamel motifs.
In our case, the gold foot, handles and rim could date from the 1900s. An expert has established the foot, handles and rim are pure gold. The goldsmith responsible for the improvement of the bowl is possibly the most famous Reinhold Vasters whose work has been displayed in the greatest museums such as the V&A in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
The Rock Crystal bowl we have is gold mounted. The gold shows in enamelled details that are black and white. The gold handles are also enamelled with black acanthus-like leaves.
The enamelling method could be "champleve" or "painting metal". The metal that is usually preferred is copper but these techniques are also applied to gold.
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