For Sale I have a wonderful piece of Art Glass made by The Steuben Glass Company of Corning, New York. The Item is a Hand Blown "Gourd Ribbed Ruffled Bowl" and it is done in the Verre De Soie Style of Glass. This was Frederick Carder's Favorite Glass he formulated. Verre de Soie literally means "Glass of Silk". When you run the exterior of the Bowl across your face it really feels like Silk!! The Bowl is rather large as it stands 4 7/8" tall and is 7" in diameter. This is such a wonderful and gracefully shaped bowl. This shape is definitely a Steuben Style Trademark. The Bowl displays wide Heavy Vertical Ribs that appear to be Blown out like you would see in a real Gourd. These Vertical Ribs rises up from the round bottom and close in at the neck and the Flares out giving this piece added size. The Gracefully Ruffled Top Border or Rim finishes this shape Superbly. The Bowl is considered to be in excellent condition as there are no cracks, nicks, chips or dings. There is only a few minor scratches on the bottom side and appears to have been well taken care of during its life. This Ruffled Bowl is unsigned as this Style "Verre de Soie" usually carried a paper label. The piece does display the counter sunk Polished Pontil. This is the sign of Quality Hand Blown Art Glass. Steuben Art Glass is some the Highest Quality Glass you can own. At the turn of the Century LCT Tiffany Studio's Favrile line was their main competitor and Steuben fared equally as well. Steuben created some of the nicest Art Glass Vases the World has ever seen. This is Design #1561 in the definitive Steuben reference, Paul Gardner's, The Glass of Frederick Carder, page. 141. Absolutely gorgeous color, and in perfect condition. This Bowl was made Circa 1905-1920.

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