CHUNKY DAZZLINGLY BEAUTIFUL MODERN CZECH ART GLASS ARCHITECTURAL OBJECT, DESIGNED BY ALES VALNER

VERIFIED SELLER SINCE 2009; > 134,000 100% POSITIVE RATINGS : BUY WITH PEACE OF MIND

ELEGANCE AND SIMPLICITY COMBINED:

A MODERN, DAZZLINGLY BEAUTIFUL AND SOLID / HEAVY TRANSPARENT ARCHITECTURAL OBJECT;

DESIGNED, MADE AND SIGNED BY ALES VALNER IN THE EARLY 2000s

RARE AND MOST ELEGANT; A SOPHISTICATED DECOR STATEMENT

FROM MY PRIVATE COLLECTION

Rare hand-made art glass from behind the Iron Curtain : a unique opportunity to acquire your very own, very beautiful piece of 21st Century European History!

- Height : 198 mm

- Width : 198 mm

- Weight : a very heavy 3,899 kg

- Generally in excellent condition (basically brand new) with minor signs of wear on base. There is a chip on its base however - commensurate starting price.

LITERATURE

Bevan-Jones, Robert and Parik, Jindrich (authors); Hill, Mark (general editor). Škrdlovice & Beránek: Legends of Czech Glass, 2014.

* This magnificent vase is an original and rare, hand-made Czech art glass vase (and not Italian Murano, Kosta Boda, Orrefors, Flygsfors, Swarovski, Leerdam, Val St Lambert or Lalique studio glass). I personally sourced this beauty from the Czech Republic.

* Appreciation and acknowledgement to Mr Mark Hill for his invaluable archival and reference material. XKO1A