COLLECTION OF GOLD MERCURY GLASS VASES, BOWLS AND VESSELS

A COLLECTION OF GOLD-TONED MERCURY GLASS VESSELS IN ASSORTED FORMS AND SIZES, DISPLAYED ON A WIRE SHELVING UNIT. THE LOT INCLUDES SEVERAL DISTINCT STYLES:

* DIAMOND-PATTERN PINEAPPLE-SHAPED VASES WITH RUFFLED RIMS
* SPHERICAL BOWLS WITH MOTTLED MERCURY GLASS FINISH
* SCALLOPED-EDGE BOWLS IN VARYING SIZES
* FOOTED GOBLET-STYLE VESSELS WITH EMBOSSED FLORAL AND SCROLL PATTERNS
* HEXAGONAL-FACETED VESSELS
* SMALLER RUFFLED-RIM BOWLS

MATERIAL: MERCURY GLASS WITH GOLD-TONED FINISH THROUGHOUT

CONDITION:
THE COLLECTION SHOWS GENERAL WEAR CONSISTENT WITH USE. SOME PIECES, PARTICULARLY THE SPHERICAL BOWLS, DISPLAY AREAS WHERE THE MERCURY GLASS FINISH HAS BECOME PATCHY OR WORN. THE DIAMOND-PATTERN PINEAPPLE VASES RETAIN THEIR FINISH WELL. THE RUFFLED RIMS ON THE VASES APPEAR INTACT. SOME VARIATION IN THE TONE AND FINISH IS VISIBLE ACROSS THE COLLECTION, WITH PIECES RANGING FROM A BRIGHT GOLD TO A MORE MUTED, MOTTLED APPEARANCE.

Item Size: Height: 61cm, Width: 43cm, Depth: 41cm, Weight: 10Kg

Mercury Glass; General Wear Consistent With Use Visible Across The Collection. Some Pieces Show Areas Where The Mercury Glass Finish Has Worn Or Become Patchy, Particularly On The Spherical Bowls. The Moulded Surfaces And Ruffled Rims Appear Intact On The Pieces Visible In The Photographs.

Condition: Good

779170+162

Location of item: WA, Australia

This item is being offered PICK UP ONLY. Local collection is available, if shipping is required, bidders are encouraged to organise their own freight.

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