Flacon le plus cher de parfum STEUBEN POUR FAUCONS CRISTAL BOUCHON STERLING ALAN SHOVERS ESTATE

DESCRIPTION: Steuben glass cologne bottle for Hawkes. The Bottle features a sterling stopper initialed "AS", engraved with floral ornaments and copper wheel engraved decorations on lead glass, flanked on either side with handles.

Marked "Hawkes" along the underside.

Shape #1370

Reference:

Shape #3048 with flame stopper in gold aurene, 7" H shown in Fig. 10.121, p. 247 of Frederick Carder and Steuben Glass by Thomas P. Dimitroff.

Also seen, 6 2" H with Flame stopper in Blue Aurene at p. 161 of American Art Glass by John A. Shuman III.

See several copper wheel engraved vds pieces, fig. #268, #269 and #270, p. 143-144 of American Art Nouveau Glass by Albert Christian Revi

Provenance:

Estate of Mr. and Ms. Alan Shovers

Purchased 6/22/01 from Private Stock(Luther Yocom) of Cleveland, O

CIRCA:Early 1900s

DIMENSIONS: H: 6" W: 2.75"

CONDITION: Vintage condition. Normal signs of age.