16th C. European Cristallo Glass / Facon de Venise

**Originally Listed At $750**

Europe, Western or Lowlands, Renaissance to Early Modern Period, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A dazzling bottle formed from cristallo glass displaying an octagonal base and straight walls that rise to a curved shoulder, a narrow neck, and a flared, circular rim, all sitting upon 6 applied, raspberry prunt feet. Translucent turquoise rigaree and cristallo glass rigaree decorate the 6 corners of the vessel, each travelling vertically down the vase's tall body and pincered in 4 vertical and 3 to 4 horizontal parts with a waffle pattern, while an additional wavy band of cristallo glass wraps horizontally around the narrow-most point of the neck. Popular in the 16th and 17th centuries, this style of glass is named "Facon de Venise," which is French for "Venetian fashion" and refers to glass made in places other than Venice using the techniques that had been perfected there. Size: 1.75" in diameter x 4.8" H (4.4 cm x 12.2 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Medford, New Jersey, USA collection

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Condition Report: Rough pontil scar to base. A pontil scar or mark indicates that a vessel was free-blown, while the absence of such a mark suggests that the work was either mold-blown or that the mark was intentionally smoothed away or wore away over time. Two areas of loss to trailing on neck and small loss to horizontal part of 1 vertical rigaree near base. A few very light nicks, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent.