• Collections of the Darsie-Thomson Families, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lot 671

Pair of Bohemian Gilt Cranberry Glass Portrait Vases

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

19th/20th century, circular bases leading to cylindrical bodies with panels featuring varying hand painted portraits of young ladies, tiered shoulders and flared necks, 16-1/8 x 4-1/2 in.

Provenance: Property from the Thomson House, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built by Thomas Chalmers Darsie; by descent to Anne Darsie Thomson then to Robert Thomson; Gifted 2014 to Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Condition

slight anomalies, loss to gilt and enamel, scratching to bases

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Property from the Thomson House, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built by Thomas Chalmers Darsie; by descent to Anne Darsie Thomson then to Robert Thomson; Gifted 2014 to Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania