Extremely rare and very large art deco bowl made by Verlys France made around 1935.
This is the model "Grande Colerette".
The pattern is an alternance of pointed grooves and flat ribbons which seem to be braided to achieve a star alike array. The grooves features a pattern of random pieces, like looking at oversized snow flake. The grooves find their birth in the thick base and end up short of 1 inch of the bowl brim.
The reverse of the bowl is frosted by acid etching, and the most raised portions of the design were polished by hand to create gleaming clear highlights, resulting in a dramatic three dimensional effect which is unequaled and emphasize the typical zig zag jazz design so common then.
About Verlys
The word Verlys comes from the French region Andelys, where the glass first was produced, combined with verre, the word for glass. The parent company was Holophane glass works, a well-known producer of lamps. They branched out into Deco art glass when it became popular in France, thanks partly to the ground-breaking mass production techniques pioneered by Rene Lalique.
Most of the glass producers in France traded designers back and forth; Pierre D'Avesn designed Rene Lalique's famous Serpent vase as well as the Tourbillons vase, two of the most highly priced and extremely collectable pieces of "Lalique".
Besides opening his own line in France, he also created many of Verlys's most famous works, like the highly sought-after Mermaid vase. So in many ways, the biggest difference between those pieces of Verlys and Lalique is the name on the bottom. Rene Lalique glass and Verlys are of the same high quality.
Verlys was active in France and the US.The French company produced many different pieces than the American branch. Figurines, lumieres, ashtrays, dinner services, bookends, candy dishes, and the more familiar large charger bowls were among the items produced in France. Many of the molds were shared with the American company, and some American pieces were exclusively American, designed by noted Deco artists Carl Schmitz as well as Victor Schrekengost Verlys of France is believed to have been in production from 1931 through the fifties. The American branch of the company signed the pieces "Verlys". Verlys molds used by Heisey in the 1950s are unsigned. French production is usually signed "Verlys France" in the mold. (this one is signed Verlys France). .
Diameter: cm/in Height: cm/in
41 / 16 8 / 3.1
Condition: Excellent
Price on Request
This is the model "Grande Colerette".
The pattern is an alternance of pointed grooves and flat ribbons which seem to be braided to achieve a star alike array. The grooves features a pattern of random pieces, like looking at oversized snow flake. The grooves find their birth in the thick base and end up short of 1 inch of the bowl brim.
The reverse of the bowl is frosted by acid etching, and the most raised portions of the design were polished by hand to create gleaming clear highlights, resulting in a dramatic three dimensional effect which is unequaled and emphasize the typical zig zag jazz design so common then.
About Verlys
The word Verlys comes from the French region Andelys, where the glass first was produced, combined with verre, the word for glass. The parent company was Holophane glass works, a well-known producer of lamps. They branched out into Deco art glass when it became popular in France, thanks partly to the ground-breaking mass production techniques pioneered by Rene Lalique.
Most of the glass producers in France traded designers back and forth; Pierre D'Avesn designed Rene Lalique's famous Serpent vase as well as the Tourbillons vase, two of the most highly priced and extremely collectable pieces of "Lalique".
Besides opening his own line in France, he also created many of Verlys's most famous works, like the highly sought-after Mermaid vase. So in many ways, the biggest difference between those pieces of Verlys and Lalique is the name on the bottom. Rene Lalique glass and Verlys are of the same high quality.
Verlys was active in France and the US.The French company produced many different pieces than the American branch. Figurines, lumieres, ashtrays, dinner services, bookends, candy dishes, and the more familiar large charger bowls were among the items produced in France. Many of the molds were shared with the American company, and some American pieces were exclusively American, designed by noted Deco artists Carl Schmitz as well as Victor Schrekengost Verlys of France is believed to have been in production from 1931 through the fifties. The American branch of the company signed the pieces "Verlys". Verlys molds used by Heisey in the 1950s are unsigned. French production is usually signed "Verlys France" in the mold. (this one is signed Verlys France). .
Diameter: cm/in Height: cm/in
41 / 16 8 / 3.1
Condition: Excellent
Price on Request