There is a soft, matte quality to this vase that pulls the eye differently than clear glass ever could — a warm coral-orange ground painted over with a landscape scene, trees and reeds rendered in layered greens that seem to hover just beneath the surface, as though a summer evening had been caught mid-glow inside the glass itself. Vases finished this way belong to a moment in early twentieth-century decorative art when glassmakers began treating the vessel as a canvas, layering color and shadow to suggest depth and atmosphere rather than simple pattern. It evokes the atmosphere of a sunroom or a dressing table in the 1930s, where a single painted vase like this one might have held a few cut stems and quietly set the tone for the whole room. Brought into a home today, it still carries that same soft glow, the kind of object that looks equally at home on a windowsill catching afternoon light or grouped among other colored glass on an open shelf.
The vase has a tall, waisted silhouette with a narrowing neck and a gently flared foot, finished in a matte orange ground decorated with a hand-painted landscape scene of trees, foliage, and a reed-lined bank in shades of green. The surface has a soft, frosted texture typical of pâte de verre-style glass, and the painted decoration wraps continuously around the body, drawing the eye upward from base to shoulder.
This is offered as a single vase.
Each item is carefully and professionally packed and fully insured for worldwide shipping. All applicable tariffs and import duties are included in the price, so you will not be charged any additional fees on delivery. Returns are accepted within 30 days.
DETAILS
Materials: Glass
Dimensions: 19.5 cm / 7.7 in high
Style: Painted landscape decoration, pâte de verre style
Date: 1930s-40s
Condition: Good vintage condition
