Topic: "Daum Nancy France" signed bowl w deeply etched pattern

[rocco]

Picked this up yesterday evening at the fleamarket (when the remains are sold from the floor), saw a faint signature and payed 2,- Euro for it.

Golden apricot coloured, slightly mottled glass, quite substantial, diameter 23 cm , height 12 cm, polished pontil.
Deeply etched, leaf shaped decoration on the outside.

It is signed "Daum (cross symbol) Nancy France" near the base.

Is it an authentic Daum piece?
Any idea about date and designer?

Pre WWII glass is not my usual area of interest, so any help very much appreciated!

Thanks
Michael

[Ivo]

Well done. It is one of the Daum etched pieces from the twenties/thirties. You will not find out a designer, but by the look of it it is undamaged and yes. top piece.

[rocco]

Ivo, as usual my deepest thanks for your sharing your knowledge!

It has some age wear and a minor rough spot at the rim, but overall condition is good I would say...

Sometimes even I am surprised at the things I manage to find here
(But the signature on this one is not easy to spot, maybe that's why nobody else got it)

Thanks again,
Michael

[Anne]

Michael's it's a lovely bowl even without the signature, that really is the icing on the cake! Congrats on a great find. :hiclp:

[rocco]

Anne, thanks a lot for your nice comment!!

Thanks to this great board I am slowly developing a sense for recognizing a good piece of glass, I guess

Michael

[glassobsessed]

Slowly? More like quickly.

What a fantastic bit of glass. :hiclp:

John

[flying free]

Very beautiful  :mrgreen:
m

[obscurities]

Excellent score.....  :hiclp:

and all of 2 for it.....  it always amazes me the stuff that a crowd can pass by looking quickly for the great treasure.... and walk right by the treasure they long to find...... 

Craig

[rocco]

Thanks for your nice comments, folks! :hi:

To be honest, I had walked past this seller's stall before midday already, and hadn't noticed the bowl either (if it was displayed, and not packed away).

Michael