Western European Art Glass and Ceramics

"Snake-handled" bowl

    "Snake-handled" bowl

    France

    Circa 1920

    Décorchemont François-Émile

    Glass paste; engraving, mold-blowing, pâte de verre

    14.0 x 22.0 x 31.0 cm

    Cameo-pressed mark: "DECORCHEMONT" inside a "mouchele" (shell) on the body

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    The hemispherical bowl, crafted from colored glass paste with rounded body, rests on low cylindrical base. Positioned on the sides are two massive loop handles shaped as snakes, featuring thumb-rests. The upper section of the body is decorated with vertical fluting (grooves), while the main body is adorned with chaotic, shifting iridescence and swirls of dark brown, golden, and greenish hues.

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