Nude figure stemmed wine glass set
29 July 2024
Description

Vintage, hand sculpted, nude figure stmed wine glass set 1950-1970 Perfect condition One of a kind

Dimensions

Height: 7.5” Base diameter: 2.5”

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Yes
Answered within about 19 hours
By Delia
Jul 30, 15:36 UTC
Fair Market Value
$120 - $180 USD
Suggested Asking Price $200 USD
What does this mean?

Hi Jonah,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
While I've not found the precise pattern of the stem, these look very much like those made by Bimini in the mid 20th Century.
According to this website on 20th Century glass (https://www.20thcenturyglass.com/glass_encyclopedia/german-austrian_glass/lampworked_glass/) Bimini Glass was founded in Austria in 1923, by Fritz Lampl. The company produced lampwork glass sculptures of figures, animals and vases, as well as sets of drinking glasses with matching decanters. Designs were created by Fritz Lampl himself, and his brother in law Joseph Berger. In the late 1930's, Fritz Lampl was forced to leave Austria due to the rise of Nazism. He fled to London, England, where he set up a new glass company under the name Orplid glass. Several factories in the town of Lauscha, in the Thueringen region of Germany, are known to have made lampworked glass very similar in style to Bimini. Without the presence of labels, which is usually the case with these small, delicate items, identification can be very difficult. When offered at auction, Bimini glassware incorporating colored glass as well as clear glass seems to be more interesting to collectors; all-clear glass sets tend to sell for about $20-30 per piece.

Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

A set of 6 figural glass wineglasses
In the manner of Bimini, mid 20th Century
Of circular section, the shaped bowl supported by a frosted glass figure of a nude, on a circular foot.
7-1/2 inches high
CONDITION: This appears to be in good condition; value assumes no chips, breaks, repairs or losses.
PROVENANCE: Inherited
$120-180*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia

Jonah sepke Jul 30, 15:53 UTC

Set of 6, No visible markings or signatures,

Delia Jul 30, 16:20 UTC

Thanks!

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