Art Glassware: Purse Perfume Bottle: Transparent Smoke Pressed Glass in form «Sunrise» & Yellow Jewelled Filigree Metallic Decoration in form of Trefoil & 3 faceted pink glass stones — amethyst imitation/Yellow Metallic Cylinder Form Screwing Top with Pipette /glass small stick /
Weight 50 gr or 1.76 oz.
Dimensions 55 x 40 x 18 mm // 2,2 x 1,6 x 0,7 inches
Faceted small glass jewels are incorporated into the yellow filigree mounts. The 3 pink faceted stones as Amethyst imitation seem to complement the color of the bottle and magnify its beauty
Tombac — The main and preferred metal was a copper and zinc alloy called «tombac». This material was used because it was pliable and relatively inexpensive. The metals workers so-called «Gürtlers» would also use brass and bronze. Because of the various guilds established before 1900, however, Gürtlers could not work with precious metals such as silver or gold. Tombac was cut into strips and placed in an iron mould or stamping tool that had been engraved very precisely into a working pattern.
Filigree — Lace-like ornamental work of delicate or intricate design made of metal
Shot story of the industry
The beginning of the 20th century introduced a completely new principle into the production of commercial flacons as well as into the production of utility artistic glassware: the utility flacon with artistic ambitions. During the 1910s, this type of production based on employing quality metal moulds was developed in France. The idea of artistic pressed glassware was developed in Czech Lands and many Czech companies in addition to the production imitating French patterns also developed their designs. Opaque glass masses were also popular during the 1930s where interesting types of coloured glass masses were developed. New types of hot-shaped and pressed flacons, in addition to the ever much sought-after traditional patterns, appeared in connection with the revival of interest in industrial design after 1957. As early as 1970, however, the worldwide withdrawal from decorative artistic glassware had become apparent - this glassware started to lose its position with the continuing development of sophisticated commercial packaging.
It is a fine small vintage glass bottle/flacon with a delicate metal cover used for perfume or cosmetic oil. Each of these bottles is a work of decorative applied art or useful art. It is a small handmade masterpiece.
The technology of their manufacture had included a work of a skilful craftsman glass-blower and a professional artist who designed its pressed forms and ornaments.
Such bottles/flacons were manufactured in a small series in the period from the 1930s to the 1960s in the North Czech region in the small factories from different small Czech cities which made costume jewellery for export and native market. Unfortunately, It is impossible to date each bottle or to establish a place where it was made. The small Czech town Jablonec nad Nisou was a world-famous centre to make costume jewellery but there were and others places in the region. These antiquarian small bottles are pleasant to hold in one’s hand and they create a state of mind of the past. It will be a perfect gift for one's birthday and Christmas.