Sale 498
Estimate$8,000 – $12,000
Literature: Madigan, Mary Jean, Steuben Glass, An American Tradition in Crystal, front cover and p. 73 Other Examples Appear at: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, Inventory #35.94.1ab Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, Inventory #39.11A-B Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, Inventory #90.4.244 Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, Inventory #008.4A-B Note: In 1935, Steuben's Gazelle Bowl by Sidney Waugh is introduced as the company's first major engraved design. It reflects the influences of Swedish simplicity and the massive geometry of Art Deco. The Gazelle Bowl is the first Steuben piece that utilizes all of Steuben's renowned glassmaking techniques: blowing, cutting, polishing, and copper-wheel engraving.
the Gazelle Bowl comes with its original red leather carrying case and folio. overall good condition with no breaks, chips, cracks or repairs. There is very minor scratching where the bowl rests on its glass stand, this is consistent with rare use.
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