Stanislav Šimek

VASE EXPULSION FROM THE GARDEN OF EDEN

Bohemia, Nový Bor, Egermann-Exbor, 1990’s
Massive barrel-shaped vase on a higher narrowed foot, colorless glass, cut, decorated with relief engraving of 3 Old Testament scenes: Adam and Eve at the tree of knowledge, their expulsion from paradise and their subsequent life with their sons Cain and Abel, the rest of the surface with scroll motifs. Height 26,5 cm. Signed: „ŠIMEK“. Condition A/B. Compare with.: V. Vondruška, A. Langhamer: České sklo, tradice a současnost, Crystalex Nový Bor, 1992, p. 167.