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Rare Steuben Glass Millefiori Bowl

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DESCRIPTION: Rare Steuben Millefiori blue to white glass bowl.
Bright finish lead glass.Color Plate XIV
Signed "Frederick Carder" on underside.

Provenance: Purchased From Sotheby's 1994

Reference:
Shape 842
Shown on p. 141 in The Glass of Frederick Carder by Paul V. Gardner.

Objects formed by fusing together fragments of variously colored glass.
Pictured at Plate XIV of The Glass of Frederick Carder by Paul V. Gardner.
Shown as part of Mr. Carderâ??s collection under Millefiore in The Fieldstone Porch Presents Creations by Carder of Steuben, His American Art Glass interview with Jerry Philpot.
Production of millefiori was limited due to its difficulty, as with so many techniques perfected by Carder. Designs included all over similar canes of different shades and bright geometric designs and emblems." Gay LeCleire Taylor, Curator, Museum of American Glass as described in Number 28 of Collector's Choice Review.

Pictured in Frederick Carder: Portrait of a Glassmaker, by Paul V. Gardner p. 63. Millefiori group. Very rare about 1915-1930.
Also pictured p. 157 of American Art Glass by John A. Shuman III.
Pictured in Steuben, Seventy Years of American Glassmaking by Perrot, Gardner, Plaut color plate 4. "Carder's rare Millefiori pieces are made in both mat (satin) and bright finishes.
Shown in a 1920's ad with the following description: "The exquisite Mille Fleurs Bowl is made precisely like priceless, historic Egyptian glass. It was Shown on the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York." In yet another ad of October 1927 in Country Life Magazine what may be the same bowl is shown with the subtitle: "The Metropolitan Museum in New York exhibited the rare millefiori bowl. So difficult of production is this 'thousand flower' glass that only two or three examples have been made in modern times"

CIRCA: 1903-1932
ORIGIN: USA
DIMENSIONS: D: 6" H: 3".

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CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS(305)-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

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DESCRIPTION: Rare Steuben Millefiori blue to white glass bowl.
Bright finish lead glass.Color Plate XIV
Signed "Frederick Carder" on underside.

Provenance: Purchased From Sotheby's 1994

Reference:
Shape 842
Shown on p. 141 in The Glass of Frederick Carder by Paul V. Gardner.

Objects formed by fusing together fragments of variously colored glass.
Pictured at Plate XIV of The Glass of Frederick Carder by Paul V. Gardner.
Shown as part of Mr. Carderâ??s collection under Millefiore in The Fieldstone Porch Presents Creations by Carder of Steuben, His American Art Glass interview with Jerry Philpot.
Production of millefiori was limited due to its difficulty, as with so many techniques perfected by Carder. Designs included all over similar canes of different shades and bright geometric designs and emblems." Gay LeCleire Taylor, Curator, Museum of American Glass as described in Number 28 of Collector's Choice Review.

Pictured in Frederick Carder: Portrait of a Glassmaker, by Paul V. Gardner p. 63. Millefiori group. Very rare about 1915-1930.
Also pictured p. 157 of American Art Glass by John A. Shuman III.
Pictured in Steuben, Seventy Years of American Glassmaking by Perrot, Gardner, Plaut color plate 4. "Carder's rare Millefiori pieces are made in both mat (satin) and bright finishes.
Shown in a 1920's ad with the following description: "The exquisite Mille Fleurs Bowl is made precisely like priceless, historic Egyptian glass. It was Shown on the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York." In yet another ad of October 1927 in Country Life Magazine what may be the same bowl is shown with the subtitle: "The Metropolitan Museum in New York exhibited the rare millefiori bowl. So difficult of production is this 'thousand flower' glass that only two or three examples have been made in modern times"

CIRCA: 1903-1932
ORIGIN: USA
DIMENSIONS: D: 6" H: 3".

Have a similar item to sell? Contact: Info@Akibaantiques.com.

CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS(305)-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

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