Christopher Dresser / James Couper & Sons Aventurine blown glass Clutha vase c. 1895
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) UK
JAMES COUPER & SONS Glasgow
Clutha vase c. 1895
Aventurine blown glass with iridescent gold streaks and internal bubbles
Illustration: Christopher Dresser, Widar Halen (Oxford: Phaidon, Christies Limited, 1990) p. 196, illust. 228.
For more information: Liberty Style: the classic years, 1898-1910, Mervyn Levy (New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1986); Christopher Dresser: the power of design, Christopher Wilk (New York: Zurland – Zabar, 1993).
Olivier de Sorra / Pierrefonds (Count Hallez d’Arros) French Art Nouveau six branch vase c. 1900
OLIVIER DE SORRA
SOCIETE FAIENCIERE HERALDIQUE DE PIERREFONDS
Six-branch vase c. 1900
Copper color glaze with blue oxide flower crystallization
H: 11″ x Dia: 9″
Price: $7,250
The Societe Faienciere Heraldique de Pierrefonds pottery studio was founded in the village of Pierrefonds in 1903 by Count Hallez d’Arros and is renowned for it’s crystalline and flambe glazes
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