Featured Elegant Hand-Painted Pair of ... <shrugs>

Other than "old," I'm at a loss as to date/era and country of origin.

I'm not sure what function they serve, if anything other than decorative. They stand 8-1/2" high, with a rim diameter of 3", and 1" in diameter where the base and upper portions meet.

Your seasoned input would be much appreciated!

Holly

 

Best guess they are Bohemian late 1800's but couldn't tell you which company. I have one in mind but it would be a WAG (wild a** guess)

 

Thanks for chiming in, Carl.
Any thoughts as to what they would be used for, assuming they're intended for any use at all? (The 1" diameter is, of course, from the outside, so inside is too small for pretty much anything.)

 

Flowers would be my guess. They are lovely.So are your pics !

 

Yep, I would say vases also

 

They may have just been mantel decorations as they are without anything in them.

 

They wouldn't hold candles?

Debora

 

I suppose they could hold thin tapers, but given the narrowness of the upper body, I'd be concerned that the heat would compromise the cranberry finish, the rest of the decoration, and/or the glass itself.

 

Good point.

Debora

 

Those are beautiful @Flashback

I'm with @*crs* for Bohemian, my first thought was Moser, just a guess going from the colour Or maybe Harrach, again just a guess

I'm with Peggy on mantel decorations

here is a great site on Bohemian glass if you want to poke around
https://www.bohemianglass.org/

 

Bohemian, and mantel decorations.

Of my grandmother's houseful of antiques, the ONLY thing she ever warned me not to touch was a pair of lamps decorated exactly like the above, except they were green, and the shape, of course, was different. Hers lived elegantly on either side of her baby grand.

Sigh...









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Holly, if you haven't already, try the FB Bohemian glass 1750-1940 Discussion Group. They seem to be expert at IDing makers.