Magnificent antique ball-shaped vase in black Art Deco glass, with scalloped edge, most likely made in the De Rupel glassworks in Boom, Belgium in the 1930s/40s.
"De Rupel" produced a wide range of glasses and carafes, decorative objects and lighting between 1923 and 1982. The best known is the black Boom glass, decorated with gold or flowers. Here we have both gold and flower decor, here a beautiful rose and some leaves.
This year marks exactly the centenary of the creation of the De Rupel glassworks in Diepestraat in Boom. The factory, which became famous well beyond the country's borders, ceased to exist in 1982. “Over the years, the factory has undergone many developments. Also characteristic is the arrival of Paul Heller, a Czech who introduced to Boom new techniques from Bohemia, a region also known for its glass production, under the name of Aetver. Vases and glasses were sandblasted, giving the appearance of frozen glass and decorated with gold, silver and platinum, including the famous Booms black glass. But we also know opaline glass, the designer glass of Felix Van Ransbeeck or even cut crystal glass. These products of recognized quality were exported all over the world” (source: https://www.made-in.be/mechelen/honderd-jaar-geleden-werd-glasfabriek-in-boom-opgericht-paco-en -andere-spaanse-glasblazers-gaven-het-mee-vorm/).
This superb vase is in excellent condition (a few traces of wear to the paint and gilding around the neck, no cracks or accidents, a small trace of label remains). It can stand on its own or contain flowers, preferably roses!
Dimensions: height 16 cm, width 16 cm, weight 691 g.
Delivery included in the price for Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Careful shipping.