Highlights

Thread glass bottle, Eastern Mediterranean, is half of the 3rd century AD, Coloerless and opaque yellow glass, free-blown, applied threads, H. 21.6 cm, Photo: Studio Fuis, Köln; Donated by Henle, Klöckner-AG, Duisburg
Thread glass bottle, Eastern Mediterranean, is half of the 3rd century AD, Coloerless and opaque yellow glass, free-blown, applied threads, H. 21.6 cm, Photo: Studio Fuis, Köln; Donated by Henle, Klöckner-AG, Duisburg
Vase in the shape of a mosque lamp, Probably Venice, c. 1500, Colourless and manganese-violet glass, optically blown in a 12-part ribbed mould, added base and handle eyelets, enamel and gilt-painted decoration, etched gold plating, H. 30.6cm, D. 18.4cm, Photo: Stefan Arendt, LVR, 2011
Vase in the shape of a mosque lamp, Probably Venice, c. 1500, Colourless and manganese-violet glass, optically blown in a 12-part ribbed mould, added base and handle eyelets, enamel and gilt-painted decoration, etched gold plating, H. 30.6cm, D. 18.4cm, Photo: Stefan Arendt, LVR, 2011
Titurel goblet and Grail bowl from the “Percival” series, J. & J. Lobmeyr, Vienna; design: Richard von Kralik, realization Meyr´s NEffe, Winterberg, 1889, Rosaline glass with colourless overlay, mould-blown, gold and enamel-painted, H. 68.3 cm (cup with lid), D. 45 cm (bowl), Photo: Studio Fuis, Köln
Titurel goblet and Grail bowl from the “Percival” series, J. & J. Lobmeyr, Vienna; design: Richard von Kralik, realization Meyr´s NEffe, Winterberg, 1889, Rosaline glass with colourless overlay, mould-blown, gold and enamel-painted, H. 68.3 cm (cup with lid), D. 45 cm (bowl), Photo: Studio Fuis, Köln
Diagonal, Design: Stanislav Libenský, realization: Jaroslava Brychtová, Železný Brod, Czechoslovakia, 1989, Bluish-gray glass, mould-melted, ground, 75x70 cm, Photo: Stefan Arendt, LVR, 2011
Diagonal, Design: Stanislav Libenský, realization: Jaroslava Brychtová, Železný Brod, Czechoslovakia, 1989, Bluish-gray glass, mould-melted, ground, 75x70 cm, Photo: Stefan Arendt, LVR, 2011
Scented water sprinkler, Middle East, probably Iran or Iraq, 7th-9th century, Slightly yellowish glass, free-blown and shaped; heavily encrusted owing to burial conditions, H. 21 cm, Photo: Stefan Arendt, LVR, 2011
Scented water sprinkler, Middle East, probably Iran or Iraq, 7th-9th century, Slightly yellowish glass, free-blown and shaped; heavily encrusted owing to burial conditions, H. 21 cm, Photo: Stefan Arendt, LVR, 2011
Covered beaker with bacchanal scene, Brandenburg, Potsdam; engraving: Gottfried Spiller, Berlin, c. 1700, Colourless glass, mould-brown, cut, engraved, H. 26.7 cm, Photo: Studio Fuis, Köln
Covered beaker with bacchanal scene, Brandenburg, Potsdam; engraving: Gottfried Spiller, Berlin, c. 1700, Colourless glass, mould-brown, cut, engraved, H. 26.7 cm, Photo: Studio Fuis, Köln
Vase, Emile Gallé, Nancy, c. 1898-1900, Colourless, thick-sided glass with inclusions, yellowish-orange and blackish-green overlay, free-formed; etched decoration between the layers; opaque-gray-white overlay, etched, engraved, H. 18cm, Photo: Stefan Arendt, LVR, 2011
Vase, Emile Gallé, Nancy, c. 1898-1900, Colourless, thick-sided glass with inclusions, yellowish-orange and blackish-green overlay, free-formed; etched decoration between the layers; opaque-gray-white overlay, etched, engraved, H. 18cm, Photo: Stefan Arendt, LVR, 2011
Goat, Marta Klonowska, Düsseldorf 2008, Metal frame; green-tinted, grayish-blue, gray, pink and brownish-red flat glass shards, silicone, H. 165 cm, Photo: Stefan Arendt, LVR, 2011
Goat, Marta Klonowska, Düsseldorf 2008, Metal frame; green-tinted, grayish-blue, gray, pink and brownish-red flat glass shards, silicone, H. 165 cm, Photo: Stefan Arendt, LVR, 2011
Bowl, Reputedly found in Speyer, 2nd half of the 13th/early 14th century, Colourless glass, free-blown, applied blue threads, D. 25.6 cm, Photo: Studio Fuis, Köln
Bowl, Reputedly found in Speyer, 2nd half of the 13th/early 14th century, Colourless glass, free-blown, applied blue threads, D. 25.6 cm, Photo: Studio Fuis, Köln
Medallion with portrait, Dominik Biemann, Franzensbad, Bohemia, c. 1830-1835, Colourless glass, ground, engraved, H. 13.3 cm, Photo: Studio Fuis, Köln
Medallion with portrait, Dominik Biemann, Franzensbad, Bohemia, c. 1830-1835, Colourless glass, ground, engraved, H. 13.3 cm, Photo: Studio Fuis, Köln
Vase, Erwin Eisch, Frauenau 1962, Grayish-blue, red and yellow glass, mould-blown, deformed, with partial overlay and application, H. 29.3 cm, Photo: Studio Fuis, Köln
Vase, Erwin Eisch, Frauenau 1962, Grayish-blue, red and yellow glass, mould-blown, deformed, with partial overlay and application, H. 29.3 cm, Photo: Studio Fuis, Köln