1930'S ART DECO CHASE CHROME SKYSCRAPER BUD VASE PAIR

Up for auction is two Art Deco chrome metal bud vases made by the Chase Brass and Copper Company in the 1930's in a sleek Machine Age skyscraper style. Each vase is made of shiny chrome metal with three tubes attached at varying heights to the tall central tube, resembling the set backs on an Art Deco skyscraper. The tubes are hollow and sealed on the bottoms to hold flowers. The round bases have a precise stepped design in the middle, and the undersides are inscribed with a Centaur logo reading "CHASE - USA". Each vase stands 9" tall on a 3.5" diameter round base. The Chase Brass and Copper Company that was headquartered in Waterbury, Connecticut came out with an Art Deco line of specialty chrome products in the 1930's created by such leading designers as Russel Wright, Rockwell Kent and Walter von Nessen. These skyscraper vases came out of that line and are highly collectible. They're both in good condition with no cracks or breaks or finish damage. They would be the perfect addition to any Art Deco or Modernist decor.

The Chase Brass and Copper Company produced consumer and industrial products including buttons, novelties, copper pipe and plumbing supplies. During the 1930s, when demand for these types of goods declined due to the Great Depression, Chase, seeking to increase its business, entered the consumer market with a line of modern household goods made of chrome-plated metal, copper, and brass. The stylish, streamlined wares were created by some of the leading industrial designers of the day, including Russel Wright, Lurelle Guild, and Walter Von Nessen. Chase discontinued the line in the early 1940s when the company was engaged by the US government to produce war materials, such as shell and gun casings, during World War I.

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