Paperweight with Sulphide of Leonardo da Vinci

Object Name:

Series:

Heroes of The Millennium

Department

Modern

Maker(s)

Cristal d'Albret, Factory

Place Made:

France

Date:

1968

Color

Colorless, Transparent, Yellowish-Brownish

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colorless

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transparency

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Technique

Fused, Cut, Polished

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cut glass

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 4.5 cm, Diam: 7.3 cm

Accession Number:

2000.3.30

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Olga Varvarchin

Location:

Not on Display

Description

Colorless transparent yellowish-brown glass, ceramic; ceramic cast, encased, fused, cut, polished. Paneled dome shape with concave top "window" star cut in yellow-brown ground. Encased is sulphide bust of Leonardo Da Vinci facing three quarters to the right.

Inscription

LEONARDO DA VINCI/ GP 1933

Stamp

Sulphide stamped underneath beard

C. R. ALBRET/ FRANCE

Stamp

Acid stamped bottom of base

Provenance

Varvarchin, Mrs. Olga, Source

2000-01-24

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