Art Deco Etling France opalescent glass bowl circa 1930

A rare Art Deco opalescent glass bowl made for Elting France in Paris circa 1930. The bowl is signed Etling France with a serial number 151 and is in good condition. The design is by Georges Beal who specialized in designs of vases and bowls using plant motifs. The bowl has an opalescent satin frosted exterior and a polished interior. The moulded flowers and swirling foliage on the exterior are press moulded from a metal mould and the base of the bowl is shaped as three flowers

The Etling glassware was made in Choisy-le Roi on the outskirts of Paris. Etling glass is very collectible ;It  is similar in look and feel to Lalique glass . Etling was a major retail store in Paris specialising in high quality and exclusive decorative items which were commissioned for the fashionable interiors of the day. The company was founded by Edmond Laurent Etling at the turn of the century . Opalescent glass vases and bowls were designed to maximise the effect of  electric or artificial light on the pieces and give off a soft cool glow when illuminated; they are  ideally displayed in illuminated vitrines or on glass topped or mirror topped tables .Etling glass dates from the 1920's to just before the second world war. The founder of the company was Jewish and he did not survive the Second World war.

Ebay price comparison for similar item : 250-350 US dollars

Dimensions : width 200mm   : height 65mm

Postage is approximately R75 for registered mail with SAPO ;collection is welcome in Jhb/Emmerantia or courier delivery via Postnet (please request quote)

Edmond Laurent Etling was a retailer of high quality exclusive decorative items in bronze, ceramics and glass through his Paris shop at 29 Rue de Paradis. His company, La Societe Anonyme Edmond Etling, founded in 1909 in Paris commissioned famous sculptors and artists such as Chiparus, Godard, Colinet, Sevin and others to design items for the shop, and these were then manufactured for Etling, bearing his name. The glass objects were made in Paris in glassworks in the Choisy-le-Roi area. As a result of World War II, the shop closed in 1940 and being of Jewish descent, Edmond Etling was shipped to a concentration camp, and died. Production for Etling was thus confined to the Art Deco period between the two world wars. Etling is best known for their pale blue opalescent items, of which plates and bowls are the most common, but they also produced items in grey and frosted glass. Most had a moulded signature "ETLING FRANCE" followed by a model number