Bohemian Art Nouveau Harrach White Over Green Cameo & Enamelled Glass Vase, 1900

A rare early Victorian Harrach cameo vase in blue, cased on both sides with opaque white, and cut to blue on the outside to reveal a stylised decoration and a floral/botanical scene -highlighted in gilding. Generally Cameos were considered to have been invented by the Romans and then recreated by the British in the last quarter of the 19th century. The reality is Cameos were being produced in Bohemian much earlier than that -this Harrach vases...

A vibrant Art Nouveau purple to clear intaglio cut Harrach vase with rare shaped 'cut-out' top outlining the higher buds. Depicting Flowering Lilies highlighted with gilding. This style of intaglio cut vase (with cut-out top) was taken by Harrach to the 1900 Paris exhibition. Very unusually this vase has stylised geometric cuts radiating from the base. 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...

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. Shape...

Unusual enamelled and gilded Victorian Harrach Potpurri holder with original white metal feet and collar with detachable pierced lid and separate two part inner filter made c1890. With an opaque cream base, it is enamelled with green gilded bands and floral decoration. The container inner lid allows the contents to be closed off, partly closed off or left fully open, ensuring the fragrance is released into the room when only when desired. 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...

Bohemian glass vase, manufactured by Johann Loetz Witwe, unidentified decoration, ca. 1900, Blue, Silver, Green, Viennese Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, Art Deco, art glass, iridescent gla...

An Aesthetic period uranium art glass rose bowl with applied mat-su-no-ke decoration made by Harrachov Glassworks (Bohemian, Est. 1712), c. 1860-95. Following the Japanese inspired d...

Art Nouveau Alvin sterling over green glass vase with fluted top. Glass vase possibly Steuben.

Art Nouveau Alvin sterling over green glass vase. Glass vase possibly Steuben.