American, early 20th century, iridescent blue ovoid form with straight optics, vertical white crackled ribs, heavy iridescent gold "lava" drips, gold interior, signed "Durand", with original paper label with price of $30, 9-1/4 in.ÿ - Provenance: Fanfare Antiques, Lahoska, Pennsylvania, purchased August 1973 for $5,500; Estate of Jay R. Doros, Springfield, New Jersey - Note: For an illustration of this vase, see Douglas Heller, Paul E. Doros, Paul V. Gardner, and Penelope Hunter-Stiebel's American Glass Art: Evolution and Revolution, page 1, fig. 1.A similar vase in green is in the Chrysler Museum's collection in Norfolk, Virginia.
Condition
tiny internal rim crack, faint hairline at interior of base, some scratches, marked reference numberÿ