PAIR OF VASES

Northern Bohemia, 1st half of the 20th century
A bell-shaped vase of colourless glass underlaid with ruby, cut, externally faceted into a decagon, H. 10.2 cm. Polubný, Josef Riedel, 1920s–1930s. A bell-shaped vase of colourless glass with a subtle smoky tint, cut, externally faceted into a decagon, with a medallion on the front featuring a figurative engraving of a pair of female nudes (half-length figures) with a harvest motif, probably an allegory of summer, marked "BS 48", H. 22 cm. Probably Rudolf Hloušek, Sklářské závody Železný Brod. Condition B.