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Bohemian Art Nouveau Harrach Purple on Cream Gilded Pair of Glass Vases, 1890

$760.77per set
£565per set
€666.26per set
CA$1,053.94per set
A$1,182.07per set
CHF 619.03per set
MX$14,363.27per set
NOK 7,860.65per set
SEK 7,452.45per set
DKK 4,973.26per set

About the Item

A vibrant Art Nouveau purple graduating to cream/ivory pair of deceptively heavy vases by Harrach decorated with raised gilding depicting blossoming branches - probably Prunus. Shaped in a barbers bottle form with slightly flared tops Harrach has been the backbone of Bohemian, and possibly European, glass for the last 300 years. It proudly celebrates its tri-centenary in 2012. Before Ludwig Moser was allowed to have his own Glassworks he, like almost everyone else in the region, bought his blanks from Harrach. In fact we will probably never know how much glass, supposedly made my other great glass makers of Europe, were in fact made and finished in the Harrach Glassworks. We do know that vast ranges of Legras was made by Harrach, probably under licence and possibly the majority of the glass we think of as Fratelli Tosso was also made by Harrach. British Glass historians have only just started to review 19th century English glass and reallocate many of the high points to Harrach. Sadly neglected over the years, Harrach made some of the greatest glass of the 19th and 20th century. Much of their production has, not surprisingly, been often been wrongly attributed.
  • Creator:
    Harrach Glassworks (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Diameter: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1890
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor gilding losses.
  • Seller Location:
    Worcester Park, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: m6731stDibs: LU8313242485522

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