The form of this unusual Tiffany Favrile Glass Vase is referred to as either the Gooseneck Vase or the Rosewater Sprinkler; it is believed to be a late 19th century interpretation of the intricately decorated metal vessels used in Islamic cultures to scatter scented rosewater around the home to welcome guests. Louis Comfort Tiffany frequently sought inspiration from his international travels for the objects produced by his companies, and his designers frequently reinterpreted the forms and motifs of the Eastern cultures which Tiffany had visited through the lens of modern American design.
This early example of Tiffany's version of the type dates from the more experimental years of production at Louis Comfort Tiffany's glass furnace. The vase is decorated with a series of striated pulled feathers with rainbow surface iridescence, which rise from the rounded base along the thin curvilinear neck of the vase and up to the elongated pointed tip.
This rare and exceptional piece of early Tiffany Favrile Glass is inscribed on the underside with date code and retains its original affixed Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company paper label.
Height: 14 ½ inches (36.8 cm)
