Lidded box with overlay and peeled cut, Haida technical school, Carl Meltzer around 1915

Lidded box made of colorless glass with rose-colored overlay, solid base, curved, cylindrical body, wall and all-round peel-cut finish, polished edge, lid with spherical shapes and arched facets, short knob with four facets, polished base with sliding marks. Lidded box is in intact condition with minor damage to the inner edge and micro chips. Design by the Haida technical school, executed by Karl Meltzer in Langenau around 1915-16. Height: approx. 14.0 cm, diameter: approx. 11.5 cm. Lit.: W. Neuwirth, Glass 1905 - 1925, Vol. 1. Lit.: Bröhan Museum, GLASKUNST 1889-1939, page 54. Lit: Pauzarek, Contemporary Art Glasses, page 137, Fig. 132.