Elegant Tall Flower Vase in Milk Glass with Hand-Painted Artwork, circa 1950s.
Stands 11 ½" tall. The lip is 3 ¾" wide, the foot is 4" wide. Slender shape with a "waistline" adds to the elegance. The hand-painted floral-themed artwork is uncommonly rich in detail for such vases. The use of gold paint accents is also highly unusual, as are the 3-D white dots around the center of the flowers. The vase is not maker marked but the use of 2-layer milk glass and the style of the artwork - especially the use of gold paint - strongly suggest that this vase was made at the Red May Glass Factory.
In very good to excellent condition. The only post-production damage vis
Stands 11 ½" tall. The lip is 3 ¾" wide, the foot is 4" wide. Slender shape with a "waistline" adds to the elegance. The hand-painted floral-themed artwork is uncommonly rich in detail for such vases. The use of gold paint accents is also highly unusual, as are the 3-D white dots around the center of the flowers. The vase is not maker marked but the use of 2-layer milk glass and the style of the artwork - especially the use of gold paint - strongly suggest that this vase was made at the Red May Glass Factory.
In very good to excellent condition. The only post-production damage visible to the naked eye is the tiny chip at the lip of the vase. At very close inspection and with magnification, a few tiny scuffs can be seen but they are all but invisible when looking at the vase from a "normal" distance.
The history of the Red May Glass Factory goes back to 1873 and the town of Vyshniy Volochok in the Tver Region, when the original chemical plant there was bought out by A. Bolotin, a merchant. At first, they produced only clear glass utilitarian items for apothecaries and households. This changed when Bolotin invited master glass blower Vasiliy Vekshin. Production lines expanded to include items from painted glass, two- and three-layer glass, as well as hand-painted decoration using gold, enamels, and silicate paints. In the Soviet times, the factory continued to prosper and expand its repertoire. In particular, the factory was ordered to create the multi-layered sheets of glass for the 5 stars of the main towers of the Moscow Kremlin. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the factory did not last long and was closed in 2002.
Please note that the podstakannik in our last photo is for size reference only and is not part of the sale.
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