Steuben Cut Colorless Peacock Table Decoration

DESCRIPTION: Steuben cut colorless peacock table decoration.
Pressed and cut Lead glass.
Cast as a solid block in the shape of a sitting peacock with a flat base and no visible feet. Head, breast, wings and long tail are wheel-cut and polished with grooves simulating feathers.

Reference:
Shape 7398, p. 236
Shown at Fig. 2.40, p. 24 in Frederick Carder and Steuben Glass by Thomas P. Dimitroff, with note that "Relatively few brilliant cut items were designed by Carder at Steuben".
Shown in fig. 41, p. 82 of Frederick Carder: Portrait of a Glassmaker by Paul V. Gardner.

CIRCA: 1920s-1930s
ORIGIN: USA
DIMENSIONS: L:13.5 " W: 3.25" H: 7.5".

Provenance: Gary Linber at the New Haven Show in 1987.

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CONDITION: Very small chip on underside at end of tail; very small chip on corner of frontal stand. 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.