Featured A strange glass figurine - Help needed please.

Yet another Art Deco period glass figurine which baffles me in more ways than one, is this example. I purchased it on eBay a number of years ago and although I've seen one other example it was without any accompanying info.

Firstly, practically every press moulded glass figurative sculpture produced by any maker, are without any gaps or spaces between their limbs and are moulded in one solid piece. The reasons for this are threefold: 1. Semi-molten glass collapses & distorts when it is removed from its mould as it cannot support itself. 2. Additional tooling by hand to prevent the glass from collapsing will usually result with stresses fractures & cracks once the piece has cooled. 3. Removing any moulding lines between the gaps & spaces is also a time consuming & costly task. These 3 basic reasons are why even the finest of factories steered well clear of attempting to produce glass figurines like this piece... It goes against most of the fundamental principles of producing press mould glass figurines quickly and cost effectively. "Gaps" are therefore cleverly incorporated within the overall design and will be "filled" with solid glass.

I cannot think of a European factory that was responsible for producing this piece. The glass colour-type of "Chartreuse" is also particularly uncommon. The only give-away are the moulded block capital letters inside the hollow base: BREVT

That this sculpture would have been a working nightmare to produce, is probably why examples are seldom seen. This doesn't mean it is highly valuable, but it is quite rare in terms of its unconventional approach of manufacture.

Do you know who made it please? Height: 7.5 inches (18cms)

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looks like the one guy has been eating chicken embryos? (with apologies for the obscure reference)

 

Eggs, you mean???

 

Sorry, regional reference probably did not make the Atlantic crossing.

 

I see.

I see, however the figurine pre-dates Coneheads, by at least 50 years
Perhaps Beaker from The Muppets was the inspiration ??? Seems more likely!

 

The pictures make it look like it almost has a Zsolnay Eosin iridescence to it.

 

I know that guy !

 

It's only the light that's causing its iridescent appearance. The glass is completely Chartreuse in colour, which has then been matt-satin frosted.

It was produced using a 2-piece spring-releasing mould. This is evident by the presence of only 1 moulding line running down the left side of the sculpture (except for those in the spaces & gaps)

 

Does it under UV light?