DESCRIPTION: Steuben frosted figural glass insert and clear flower block.
Matted kneeling insert figure and Hand pressed lead glass, edges factory ground and polished.

Reference:
Shape #6495, p. 237 of Paul V. Gardner.
Flower Block #3269, p. 237 Paul V. Gardner.
Estate of Mr. and Ms. Alan Shovers
Shown p. 166 of Objects of Desire: The Art of Frederick Carder by Alan Shovers.
Shown at p. 44 of Glass Collectors Digest, Volume XIV, Number 6, April/May 2001
Shown in 1932 Steuben catalog at p. 11. Identified as “Flower Blk. And kneeling figure Color is described as “Crystal block with matted figure”. Retail $8.00.
See pictured at Ill. 137, p. 89 of Gardner’s, The Glass of Frederick Carder. In an article entitled Carder Steuben Glass by Robert Mueller. Labeled as acid-etched figural pieces.
“Steuben made many articles in pressed glass--ashtrays; Lincoln and Washington Head plaques with metal bases; eagle, pheasant, gazelle, duck, and pigeon figurines (later cut and polished to remove the mold marks);” p. 178, American Art Nouveau Glass by Albert Christian Revi.
See also pictured the flower block on p. 179 of American Art Nouveau Glass by Revi. The author notes the flower block was patented in 1921. Form similar to a holder patented for Tiffany Furnaces. “Some of Steuben’s flower blocks were topped by pressed-glass figures--a kneeling girl, an elephant, and a fish are illustrated on one of their catalogs.”
On 5/30/02 Jim Barlow reports based on his research at the Rakow Library that the cost of this combination piece is $6.75.

Provenance:
Acquired 2/1/00 from Magnolia Station of Enis, TX

CIRCA: Early 1900s

DIMENSIONS: (Flower Block) H: 2.5" x D: 4" (Figure) H: 7" x D: 2.75"

CONDITION: Broken flower block. 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.