1920's-50's Double Cruet Decanter Art Glass Enameled & Gilt Genis Cirera Spain

Description

An amazing early to mid 20th century art glass wedding decanter or cruet
All mouth blown, hand molded and hand … more An amazing early to mid 20th century art glass wedding decanter or cruet
All mouth blown, hand molded and hand painted enameled glass, aka Moser style
Amber brown color
Intricate shape with two sections, two pouring spouts and two necks with stoppers
Two arched applied handles on the side and one, triangle like, on top
Lavishly decorated with glass ruffles on the handles and twists around the necks and the base
Exquisitely hand painted all over with vividly colored raised enamels and golden highlights, featuring yellow and orange floral motifs and white birds
Two swans on top of the stoppers
A typical piece of art from the renown Catalan Majorcan art glass studios in Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Possibly by Vidrios da Arte Gordiola, the Gordiola Glassmaking Company, which is the oldest, established in 1719
The Mallorcan production rivals the best examples of the Venetian and Murano glassworks
In July 2021 the technique of glass-blowing was recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage
Signed Cire.. by the artist Genis Cirera Casanova (1890-1970)
The signature is in gilt cursive, in between the flowers on the base, toward the bottom, hardly discoverable. Please see the last photo
Early to mid 20th century, 1920's-1950's
All original
Measurements: Approx. 6" x 6"x 10.5" tall
Weighs about 2 lbs. 4 oz.
Condition: Very Good overall. Please see photos. The swan figurines on the stoppers have minor chips, one at the wing, the other at the tail, the corks are old and brittle. All original

Please see the other similar decanter that we have listed separately, as well as the rest of the items from the same Mallorca Art Glass collection, that we've been lucky to come upon less