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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ritzyvintage, post: 3660964, member: 18191&quot;]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&#039;ve seen one other example it was without any accompanying info. </p><p><br /></p><p>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: <b>1.</b> Semi-molten glass collapses &amp; distorts when it is removed from its mould as it cannot support itself. <b>2.</b> Additional tooling by hand to prevent the glass from collapsing will usually result with stresses fractures &amp; cracks once the piece has cooled. <b>3.</b> Removing any moulding lines between the gaps &amp; spaces is also a time consuming &amp; 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. &quot;Gaps&quot; are therefore cleverly incorporated within the overall design and will be &quot;filled&quot; with solid glass. </p><p><br /></p><p>I cannot think of a European factory that was responsible for producing this piece. The glass colour-type of &quot;Chartreuse&quot; is also particularly uncommon. The only give-away are the moulded block capital letters inside the hollow base: BREVT </p><p><br /></p><p>That this sculpture would have been a working nightmare to produce, is probably why examples are seldom seen. This doesn&#039;t mean it is highly valuable, but it is quite rare in terms of its unconventional approach of manufacture. </p><p><br /></p><p>Do you know who made it please?&nbsp; Height: 7.5 inches (18cms) </p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]309434[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]309435[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]309438[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]309439[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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