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"Espaivet" is the graphic transcription into one word, otherwise known as phonetization, of the 3 letters SPV, the acronym of the Société Parisienne de Verrerie, established in Paris at the end of the 19th century.
Initially specializing in medical glassware, SPV diversified its production from 1925 onwards, at the heart of the Art Deco period, to focus on decorative objects.
This ball vase is a perfect illustration.
The manufacturing technique is molded pressed glass.
The decoration is varied.
The neck is outlined with a bead and surrounded by vertical ribs.
The central part alternates between clear glass festoons and frosted glass granular motifs.
The lower half repeats the alternating pattern of clear and frosted glass, in inversion to the upper half.
The base, much wider than the neck, features the same rounded beading.
SPV produced numerous versions of the ball vase in white or lightly tinted glass. The carmine-red underlining of the reliefs is what makes this vase so original, as two-tone models are very rare. Unobtrusive in size (14.5 cm in all directions), but with a strong presence thanks to its color and the whiteness of its frosted surfaces, it will find its place anywhere in your home.
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