Art Nouveau perfume holder and atomiser. Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, ca. 1900
Glass, metal and enamel.
Provenance: Private Spanish collection, formed between 1970 and 1995. Restoration on the mouthpiece. Some flaws in the glass stones. Damage to one stopper. Slight flaws in the enamel. Missing atomiser bulb.
Measurements: 24 cm (major height); 7,5 cm (major diameter).
Elegant and rare set of perfume bottle and atomizer Art Nouveau period, in Bohemian glass ochre heat, carved with vegetal decorations. Metal mouthpieces and bases, decorated with inlaid glass stones, chiselled ornaments and enamels.
Bohemian glass is the name given to glass made in the regions of Bohemia and Silesia, in the territory of what are now the Czech Republic and Poland. Bohemian glass was first produced at the end of the 13th century, but did not achieve great popularity until the end of the 16th century. For the next two centuries, Bohemia enjoyed complete European hegemony in this type of industry. Its speciality consisted in the extreme transparency of the glass, imitating rock crystal, and in the deep and perfect engraving or carving applied in hollow or in relief to the best pieces.