Steuben New Intarsia Ware Glass Vase

DESCRIPTION: Steuben New Intarsia Ware vase, Iridized lead glass with applied leaf and vine decoration (base has appearance of vds with a gold Aurene tinge)
Shape #787

Reference:
Pictured from an early Steuben catalogue Ill. 119, p. 77 of The Glass of Frederick Carder by Paul V. Gardner. Marked as Shape #788, but factory records show it as #787. Gardner says: Another form of Intarsia, called New Intarsia Ware by Carder, consisted of Gold Aurene vase with trailed decorations on leaves and stems in green, marvered into the Aurene matrix. The employee who lettered the catalog photographs (Ills. 118, 119) probably was responsible for the spelling Intarsea. Carder’s handwritten notation by No. 786 in the pattern books is “New Intarsia Ware.” Since there are only nine numbers allotted to this group (786-794), these pieces were probably made about 1905 or l906.

A trio of New Intarsia ware is shown at Fig. 10.90, p. 237 of Frederick Carder and Steuben Glass by Thomas P. Dimitroff. In the caption the author notes: The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York Identification of the piece in the center as New Intarsia was made difficult by the fact that the only other pieces of new Intarsia known are the other two in this illustration. A lack of extensive comparative material can complicate attributions. Carder used the term Intarsia to refer to several techniques. The first was in reference to these New Intarsia objects, which in terms of technique are essentially decorated Verre de Soie. He also used the term to describe inlaid-looking decorative borders applied to objects, especially lamp shades (see Fig. 6.24) Finally, he used the term to describe his more widely known layered pieces created by Johnny Jansson (see Figs. 4.80, 5.31, and 8.22). Carder adapted this term from an Italian word meaning “inlaid.”

Provenance:
Estate of Mr. and Ms. Alan Shovers
Acquired 12/12/06 from Beth Shaut of Corning, NY

CIRCA: 1905-1908

DIMENSIONS: H: 4.5" W: 6"

CONDITION: Vintage 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.