Jugendstil Iridescent Glass Vase attributed to Kralik

📜 Description
Iridescent art glass vase from the Austro-Hungarian Bohemian area, likely produced between the late 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century within the context of Central European Art Nouveau production influenced by the Kralik manufactory and the major Bohemian glassworks specialized in decorative iridescent glass. The piece features a compact structure with tapered body and flared neck, characterized by a golden amber surface crossed by fused purple wavy applications arranged according to an organic composition consistent with the floral and naturalistic language of Mitteleuropean Jugendstil.

The decorative composition develops through a continuous rhythm of fluid lines enveloping the entire surface of the vase, generating changing reflections enhanced by the metallic iridescence of the glass. The base displays an iridescent cellular texture compatible with artistic glassmaking techniques focused on luminous experimentation, widely found in high-quality Bohemian production between the late 19th and early 20th century. The object belongs to the context of decorative artistic glass intended both for bourgeois interiors and for the international collecting market associated with the European Art Nouveau period.

The workmanship combines blown glass, integrated surface iridescence and fused wavy applications, according to a decorative technique closely related to the models developed by Bohemian manufactories specialized in chromatic and luminous experimentation during the period.

📚 Historical-Artistic Note
Between the late 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century, Bohemian manufactories of the Austro-Hungarian area, including Loetz, Kralik, Pallme-König and Rindskopf, developed a production of iridescent artistic glass strongly influenced by the international Art Nouveau language. The use of shimmering surfaces, metallic effects and organic fused applications responded to the aesthetic research of Central European Jugendstil, aimed at dissolving traditional ornamentation in favor of continuous luminous and material effects. The present example fits coherently within this production context through its technique, chromatic qualities and formal composition.

🧾 Technical Details
Type: antique decorative object
Place of origin: Austro-Hungarian Bohemian area
Period: circa 1900–1930
Material: iridescent blown glass
Technique: artistic glass with iridescence 
Subject / Title: organic abstract Art Nouveau composition
Dimensions: height 14 cm; diameter 9 cm

🔍 Condition Report
Good overall condition consistent with the age and nature of the object. Historicized surface with light traces of age and minimal signs compatible with the production of iridescent artistic glass of the period. Well-preserved iridescence and structurally intact.