This is a Tiffany Studios Favrile art glass vase with a lot going on in a small piece. It has a squat baluster body, a straight cylindrical neck and a round foot.
A combed wave band in white and gold runs around the shoulder. Below it is a band of silvery blue iridescence with a scalloped edge that ripples like water. When you look down from above, these bands form a sunburst around the neck.
The middle of the body is cut into vertical fluted panels in clear amber-gold glass. The panels catch the light and give the vase a jewel-like look. Under them, pulled-feather decoration curls up from the foot in swirls and heart-shaped loops. At the base, the feathers shift into pink, violet, teal and blue iridescence.
The vase sits on a gold iridescent foot with an iridescent blue rim on the underside. The base is engraved “[L.C. Tiffany – Favrile]” and still has its original round Tiffany paper label, which is rarely found intact.
This vase brings together three Tiffany techniques: wheel-cut panels, pulled-feather decoration and combed wave decoration. That makes it a strong, unusual piece for a serious collection of American Art Nouveau glass.
