Glass Vase Sevres Lithyalin Agate French Marmoriertes Marbled Antique Rare

M ARMORIERTES MARBLED SÈVRES AGATE FRECNH ART GLASS VASE ANTIQUE LITHYALIN. THIS VERY RARE, AND WEIGHTY, AGATE GLASS VASE BY SÈVRES, MEASURES APPROX.

8.5" HIGH X 4" SQUARE AT THE WIDEST. THE BASE IS 2.5 SQUARE. UNLIKE MOST SÈVRES AGATE GLASS PIECES, THIS VASE IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT IS SQUARED, AND NOT ROUNDED. THE SURFACE OF THE VASE HAS THE FEEL OF'PATE DE VERRE', GLASS PASTE. IT'S SMOOTH, BUT ON THIS PIECE, AND MANY AGATE GLASS PIECES BY SÈVRES, IT HAS A SLIGHT TEXTURE FROM THE DIFFERENT LAYERS OF COLORED GLASS.

MARKED: SÈVRES, ALFRED LANDIER & FILS, (CRISTALLERIES DE SÈVRES, 1900). Is derived from the Greek word''lithos'', meaning stone and is a type of marbled glass. 3 PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND REVIEW THE PHOTOS FOR DESCRIPTION.

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