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AMBER GLASS COMPOTE WITH ORNAMENTAL METAL BASE AND PENDANT DROPS - CIRCA 1920-1935

AN ELEGANT ART DECO PERIOD DECORATIVE COMPOTE FEATURING A SUBSTANTIAL AMBER GLASS BOWL WITH SCALLOPED RIM DETAIL, SUPPORTED BY AN ORNAMENTAL CAST METAL BASE OF SUBSTANTIAL SCULPTURAL PRESENCE. THE BASE IS FINISHED IN A DARK PATINATED METAL WITH APPLIED AMBER GLASS TEARDROP PENDANTS SUSPENDED FROM SCROLLED METAL SUPPORTS, MOUNTED UPON A WHITE MARBLE PLINTH.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY BOWL: AMBER GLASS WITH MOULDED SCALLOPED RIM AND TEXTURED INTERIOR SURFACE
- BASE: CAST METAL WITH DARK PATINATED FINISH, DETAILED SCROLLWORK AND FOLIATE ELEMENTS
- DECORATIVE ELEMENTS: SIX AMBER GLASS TEARDROP PENDANT DROPS SUSPENDED FROM METAL SUPPORTS
- PLINTH: WHITE MARBLE BASE WITH BEVELLED EDGES

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 28 CM (INCLUDING MARBLE PLINTH)
- DIAMETER OF BOWL: 22 CM

CONDITION: THE AMBER GLASS BOWL IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES VISIBLE TO THE INTERIOR, CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT TO THE RIM OR BODY. THE CAST METAL BASE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL PATINATED FINISH WITH NATURAL OXIDATION APPROPRIATE TO THE PERIOD. ALL SIX AMBER GLASS PENDANT DROPS ARE INTACT AND SECURELY MOUNTED. THE MARBLE PLINTH IS CLEAN AND UNDAMAGED.

STYLE AND PERIOD: THIS COMPOTE EXEMPLIFIES THE ART DECO AESTHETIC OF THE 1920S-1930S, COMBINING GEOMETRIC FORM WITH NATURALISTIC ORNAMENTAL DETAIL. THE USE OF AMBER GLASS AND PATINATED METALWORK IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PERIOD. THE PIECE WOULD SERVE AS AN ELEGANT DECORATIVE ACCENT OR FUNCTIONAL SERVING VESSEL.

NOTE: TWO ADDITIONAL CLEAR CRYSTAL CANDLESTICK HOLDERS ARE INCLUDED WITH THIS LOT, APPEARING TO BE PERIOD-APPROPRIATE ACCESSORIES, THOUGH NOT ORIGINALLY PART OF THE COMPOTE SET.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

997498+10


Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia




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Auction Date:
30-Jul-2026 10:00
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