Prunkrömer mit polychromer Opakemailmalerei, Josef Riedel um 1896

Large coat of arms cup and colorless glass, cup and base made of green glass, arched base with curlicues and flowers in impasto beige and bronze-colored gold painting, octagonal faceted shaft with four enclosed spiral threads and nodes, large spherical, longitudinally blown cup, face side with crowned double-headed eagle and coat of arms of Moravia, Bohemia, Habsburg, Styria and Salzburg in colorful opaque enamel, silver and gold painting, with bronze-colored gold painting on the reverse. Gold plated lip edge. Painting and gold edges more heavily rubbed in places. Josef Riedel in Polaun around 1896. Height: approx. 34.7 cm. Lit: Petr Novy, Helena Braunova, Riedel, Glass and Trends 1752-1945, page 391.