Steuben Blue Aurene Vase

DESCRIPTION: Steuben blue aurene vase with white glass leaf-and-vine ornament.
Iridized lead glass with applied ornament.
Steuben 2683 Also marked 3694 factory engraved signature on bottom.

Reference:

Steuben 2683 Also marked 3694 factory engraved signature on bottom
Shape 6299 p. 280 Paul V. Gardner book
See pictured in Gardner, The Glass of Frederick Carder at Plate V
See pictured in Dimitroff, Frederick Carder and Steuben Glass Fig. 10.120 p.247
See pictured on the front cover of Frederick Carder, and his Steuben Glass 1903-1933 from the
Rockwell Gallery

“Mr. Carder stated that he did not make much Decorated Blue Aurene in that he felt the color did not need any embellishment.” p. 109 Ericson, A Guide to Colored Steuben Glass 1903-1933 Vol. II. The decorated aurenes were made only for a few years, roughly between 1911-1913. Not very many were crafted. Certainly no Steuben of the Carder era commands more respect technically and aesthetically. P.121

In Frederick Carder: Portrait of a Glassmaker by Paul V. Gardner at p. 23, the author says: Carder felt his Aurenes were so beautiful that they needed no additional decorations; only a few decorated Aurene pieces are known. In the late 1920s, several different vase shapes were ornamented with either leaves and vine tailings.

Provenance:
Estate of Mr. and Ms. Alan Shovers
Purchased from Joan Miller Antiques at the Chicago Antique Show 8/18/00

CIRCA:1925-1930

DIMENSIONS: H:6.25" and 5.75" in diameter

CONDITION: Great condition. Normal signs of age. 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.