Large Bohemian Crystal Vaporizer Cut, Engraved And Enamelled, 1930s

Heirs to a centuries-old tradition, bohemian manufacturers have benefited from favorable factors granted by the nature of this corner of the Czech Republic, in this case quartz sand, potash, wood and of course, oxide of lead which gives it an exceptional brilliance and sound. If Murano practices hot work, the Bohemian crystal makers take advantage of the advantages that lead gives them to exercise their art in the shaping of their production: cutting, polishing, enameling and this marvelous transparency, mainly in the pieces of table services or decorative objects . Here, this “tank” vaporizer, very marked by its Decorative Arts era, has a bold, resolutely modern volume, and is adorned with engravings and subtle enamelling due to their graphics and the required black tint; the importance of the object also deserves to be underlined in the face of classic models whose discretion does not really serve the hairdressers of the Roaring Twenties; Topped with a large chrome cap extended by a pear and its pompom (redone), it cannot displease elegant women who are sensitive to its charms.