Auction: 20th Century Design - 2390Location: BostonDate / Time: December 08, 2007 10:00AM
Description:
Web Gem Cameo Glass
Gilt enameled vase
Gilt by Jules Barbe, master decorator, England, c. 1888
Decorated in the Japanese style, geometric devices decorate rim and shoulder, the vasiform body with red flowers in cameo, gilt branches and leaves on an intricate scroll decorated ground, chevron-decorated base rim, signed Thomas Webb & Sons/ Gem Cameo, ht. 5 3/4 in.
Provenance: George Woodall collection; Beatrice Woodall collection.
Literature: "English Cameo Glass," Grover, pg. 287, plate 268, actual vase.
Estimate $10,000-15,000