Steuben Colorless Silverina Finger Bowl W/ Black Base

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The Marvelous Collection of Mr & Mrs Shovers

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Jul 29, 2021

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The collection of Alan and Susan Shovers offers one of the rarest selections of Steuben glass available. Alan and Susan are both experts in the field - together, they authored the book "Objects of Desire: The Art of Frederick Carder" Akiba Antiques info@akibaantiques.com

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• Lot Description
  DESCRIPTION: Steuben colorless Silverina glass finger bowl with black base.
  Diamond air-trap lead glass with mica flecks.
  Fleur-de-lis acid-stamped factory signature on pontil.
  
  Reference:
  Shape #7685, p. 146 Paul V. Gardner.
  For examples see Fig. 4.26, p. 50 and Fig. 6.30, p. 146 Fig. 10.25, p. 220 of Frederick Carder and Steuben Glass by Thomas P. Dimitroff. At Fig. 6.23, p. 144 the author comments that certain glass types lend themselves especially well to Art Deco, including Silverina.
  In Gardner’s, The Glass of Frederick Carder, at Ill. 103 at p. 68: “Decoration in which a pattern was produced by enclosing air between two layers of glass in a controlled design was very popular while Carder was working in England in the late nineteenth century. He continued this decorative technique at Steuben"
  In Collector’s Choice Review #47, by The Rockwell Museum it states: “During the Art Deco period, Frederick Carder reintroduced the diamond air-trap design. For Steuben, he named the style Silverina. Silverina consists of a diamond air-trap pattern with flecks of mica thrown in. This double inclusion resulted in a flickering diamond-shaped pattern with mica giving off an additional silvery reflection. The mica also tends to reflect the color of the encasing glass, in this case Amethyst. “Carder introduced his particular version of the air-trap to Steuben round 1927.
  
  “Steuben’s Silverina appears to have been short-lived. It was available in five colors--colorless, Pomona Green, French Blue, Bristol Yellow, and Amethyst. It was priced moderately more expensively that the Aurenes...It appears, however, that it fell flat as far as the late 1920s buyer was concerned. The shape numbering sequence for most Silverina pieces falls between 6914 and 7008. This could indicate that it was made for a very short while, perhaps as short a span of time as a year. “In other words, by 1929 Silverina had already been discontinued. This means that for today’s collector, rare treasures may yet be found.”
  
  Amethyst Silverine Vase shown in Revi’s, American Art Nouveau Glass at Fig. 346, p. 171 from the Rockwell collection. At p. 169, “Silverina glass was made by rolling a gather of transparent colored or crystal glass over a marver lightly strewn with tiny mica flecks. The plastic glass picked up the mica flecks and was then blown into a pattern mold which formed diamond-shaped indentations on the blow. Next, the glass worker blew the gather into a cup of transparent colored or crystal glass and finally blew the parison into the desired shape.”
  Carder on Air-trap Glass" A light blue glass rolled in fine ground-up mica put into a diamond mold and covered entirely with Crystal glass. The Fieldstone Porch Presents Creations by Carder of Steuben His American Art Glass by Philpot.
  
  Provenance:
  Estate of Mr. and Ms. Alan Shovers
  Acquired 12/6/06 from David Chadwick-Brown of San Diego, CA by a trade of a piece acquired for trade on 12/6/06 from David Winfield of St. Louis, MO.
  
  CIRCA: Early 1900s
  
  DIMENSIONS: H: 2.75" x D: 5"
  
  CONDITION: Great condition. Normal signs of age. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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