Verre de Soie

Steuben Glass Works (United States, Est. 1903) Art Nouveau Vase #354 verre-de-soie 8 ½” tall x 10 ¼” largest diameter Large American art glass vase made by Steuben Glass Works (1903- present), Corning, New York, 8 ½’ tall x 10 ¼” in diameter, made of verre-de-soie glass which is clear with a smooth silky light iridescence, c. 1910-1930.  This is numbered 354 in the Steuben line drawings of his production shapes.  It flares upwards from a large flat pad foot and has an undulating ruffled (6) open mouth.  There is a large polished pontil on the base and it is unsigned. Frederick Carder stated that Verre de Soie was his favorite of all glass types Steuben designed. Scroll Down for further details