DESCRIPTION: Steuben Verre De Soie Covered Compote with red Cintra pear finial and iridized celeste blue stem.
Iridescent Lead Glass with Applied Lampwork Ornament (factory records call this a fruit top)

Reference:
#3343, p. 209
Pictured p. 52 of Objects of Desire: The Art of Frederick Carder by Alan Shovers.
Pictured fig. 258, p. 164 as part of the collection of The Chrysler Museum, in A Concise History of Glass Represented in The Chrysler Museum Glass Collection by Nancy O. Merrill.
Shape in similar piece pictured at Fig. 17, p. 57 of Frederick Carder: Portrait of a Glassmaker by Paul V. Gardner.
Likewise, pictured at p. 24 of Frederick Carder, and his Steuben Glass 1903 - 1933 by Robert F. Rockwell.
Also shown p. 150 of The Collectors Encyclopedia of American Art Glass by John A. Shuman III.

Provenance:
Estate of Mr. and Ms. Alan Shovers
Acquired 11/22/02 from Sharlean Ledel of Fort Worth, TX.

CIRCA: Early 1900s

DIMENSIONS: H: 6.75" x D: 4.5"

CONDITION: Great condition. Normal signs of age. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.