FRENCH GLASS Amarantes vase with ovoid body on a pedestal and conical neck, c. 1923-1926. Proof in pink-violet lined glass on a yellow-orange marbled ground. Décor of foliage and stylized fruits engraved in cameo with acid. Signed at the point on the foot. H. 48 cm Broken foot glued back together Bibliography : Christiane Waldrich, Charles Schneider Charder - Le Verre Français, Glas des 20, Jahrhunderts, Munich, 1987, decoration referenced and reproduced p. 82. REF M12661/1

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