Josephinenhutte (Silesia/Germany, Est 1842)
Portrait Vase, c. 1840-1880
Wedding Portrait, Ruby, Gilt
7″ high x 2 5/8″ diameter
Notes: Bohemian Josephinenhütte ruby glass portrait vase with baluster body, on raised foot and decorated with an all-over field of gilt dots and entwined foliate, the large oval opaline glass medallion features a fine head and shoulder portrait of a young woman with blue eyes and red drop earrings wearing a white gown and veil, possibly a commemorative wedding portrait, is showcased in a heavy gilt border with repeating diamond pattern, it is unsigned, there is a single gilt inscribed “4.” inside the foot, made in the pre/cusping-photographic period c. 1840-1880.
Dimensions: 7 in. high x Diameter: 2 5/8 in
