LE VERRE FRANCAIS DAHLIA BOWL, CHARLES SCHNEIDER CIRCA 1923

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LE VERRE FRANCAIS DAHLIA BOWL, CHARLES SCHNEIDER CIRCA 1923:
$975.00

FOR SALE IS THIS STRIKING, LE VERRE FRANCAIS, ART GLASS BOWL, CIRCA 1923. IT IS DECORATED IN THE VERY DESIRABLE DAHLIA PATTERN. DARK PINK POWDER HAS BEEN INTERNALLY APPLIED TO THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE BASE GLASS GRADUALLY TRANSITIONING UP TO A LIGHTER SHADE OF PINK. DEEP AMETHYST GLASS HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE EXTERIOR AND ACID ETCHED TO THE DESIRED DAHLIA PATTERN. A SECOND ETCHING, ON THE DAHLIAS, FURTHER REDUCED THEM TO A LIGHTER AMETHYST. THE FLOWERS, AS WELL AS THE LEAVES, HAVE BEEN FIRE POLISHED RESULTING IN A WONDERFUL CONTRAST BETWEEN THE REFLECTIVE SURFACE OF THE FLOWERS AND THE SOFT, SATIN FINISH OF THE BASE GLASS. IT MEASURES 6\" H x 7\" W AND IS IN EXCELLENT, UNDAMAGED CONDITION. IT IS SIGNED ON THE BASE, \"LE VERRE FRANCAIS\" AND ON THE BOTTOM \"OVINGTON, FRANCE\", WITH OVINGTON N.Y. BEING THE STATESIDE RETAILERS OF THE GLASS. PLEASE NOTE THAT MINOR PITTING IS INHERENT IN THIS TYPE OF GLASS MANUFACTURING AND PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE BY COLLECTORS.