Bowl
Artist
Georges Despret
(French, 1862-1952)
CultureFrench
MediumPâte de verre
DimensionsOverall: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Overall, Rim: 7 x 5 3/4 in. (17.8 x 14.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 7 x 5 3/4 in. (17.8 x 14.6 cm)
InscribedImpressed in script on flat bottom: "Despret/1359".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6522
Not on view
DescriptionBowl; pate de verre; green heavy; oval with molded decoration of purple grapes on vine with turned leaves (fall-like); many annealing cracks.Published ReferencesH. Hilschenze-Mlynek & Ricke, GLAS, #163, same with pastel colors. Grover, CARVED & DECORATED EUROPEAN ART GLASS, pl. 187, pg. 118, illustration.
Georges Despret
Georges Despret
Georges Despret
