DESCRIPTION: Steuben Oriental Jade Glass vase Optic ribbed, with iridized lead glass.
Shape #6500

Reference:
Pictured,p. 47 of Objects of Desire: The Art of Frederick Carder by Alan Shovers.
Shown as Fig. 10.24 at p. 220 of Dimitroff's, Frederick Carder and Steuben Glass.
In this opulent decanter dating from the extravagant roaring twenties, Carder combined his ever-popular iridized surface with a base glass that has a bi-colored appearance. Although in its controlled, curving profile and,,,reflects a basic style upon which Carder had always relied, it also has qualities relating to the contemporary Art Deco style. Its ribbed form, for instance, emphasizes the linear design qualities that were integral to Art Deco. The variegated color ... relies upon the property of certain glass formulas to change color depending upon the amount of heat they received during the fabrication process. In other words, this ...bi-colored appearance does not result from the use of two colors of glass, but from varying the thickness of the glass ...Jade has a particularly rich and appealing quality, derived in part from the surface iridization, as seen Collectors Choice Review, Number 43 from Rockwell Museum.

Several Oriental Jade and Poppy pieces nicely pictured at fig. 49, p. 90 of Frederick Carder: Portrait of a Glassmaker by Gardner.
Another group of Oriental Poppy and Jade, include this piece, featured at Plate XXX A of Gardners, The Glass of Frederick Carder.
Another group of Oriental Poppy and Jade featured at p. 170 of The Collectors Encyclopedia of American Art Glass by John A. Shuman III.
Seen again in taller version (Shape 6030) at Fig. 335, p. 167 of American Art Nouveau Glass by Albert Christian Revi. At p. 166



Provenance:
Estate of Mr. and Ms. Alan Shovers
Acquired 2/19/00 from Linda Godinez of Margate, FL

CIRCA: 1920s

DIMENSIONS: H: 5" W: 6"

CONDITION: Great Vintage condition. 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.