French E.B. Leveille Art Glass Vase Acid Etched Gold Enamel Décor c 1880 - 1900

Antiques : Glass, Crystal : French

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This is a French unsigned E.B. Leveille (Ernest Leveille, student of Eugene Rousseau) art glass vase. The date is the 19th century, circa 1880 - 1900.

The vase is about 6 ¼” high and about 5” wide.

It is indented in on three sides and the mouth folds down in a tri-foil shape.

The glass is clear crystal with two other colors immersed in the glass in streaks and circles, white and wine purple burgundy. It is a type of mottled color that identifies it as being E.B. Leveille.

The glass is acid etched entirely on the inside. This is an important point, and I repeat, the glass is etched on the inside, not the outside, because it is an important distinction on how to recognize the glass maker on an unsigned piece. The etched designs are of leaves and lines.

On the outside there is some gold enamel hand painted decoration of stems and leaves. In a few small areas there are just some tiny gold dots. The interior rim of the mouth was washed in gold so as to show the etchings. There is some wear to the gold on the mouth and the outside due to wear and age.

The edge of the mouth is round and smooth. The bottom is round and polished smooth.

There are no chips or cracks. The bottom shows a lot of sitting wear.

The rarity is very high for the glass produced by E.B. Leveille. E. Leveille was a student of Eugene Rousseau, then a business partner. I refer you to the book “Carved & Decorated European Art Glass,” by Ray and Lee Grover. On page 136 the authors write, “Not many works of Leveille are available, but the few to be seen all have a quality of individual expression, rather than stereotype characteristics of the period.” You can view a vase produced by Leveille on page 218.

You can read more about Eugene Rousseau and Ernest Leveille in the book, “Le Genie Verrier de l'Europe” by Guiseppe Cappa, on pages 370 to 376. You can view two other pieces by Leveille on pages 374 and 376.

Item ID: RL-278