Modeled after AMALRIC WALTER (Sèvres, 1870 - Lury-sur-Arnon, 1959). Paperweight, c. 1920. Paste glass. Signed. Measurements: 2.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm. Amalric Walter was a French ceramist and glassmaker who became known primarily for his art glass "Pâte de verre". This is the result of a glass created by a technique in which ground glass is made into paste and modeled as a vase or figure, then tracing the design by carving. Glass created by this method was known in ancient times and revived in France in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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