A heavy hand-blown glass vase with white calla lilies suspended inside the walls. Each bloom is worked by hand at the torch — a furled white trumpet with a yellow center and a green stem that trails down into a swirl of dark leaves at the base. Above the flowers, the glass deepens into a rich cranberry red, so the white lilies look lit from within. Look down through the opening, and the red twists into a pinwheel around the center. The base is thick and clear where all the color gathers, and the piece has real weight in the hand.
Signed on the underside: "Raos 1991 NZ" for Peter Raos, the New Zealand glass artist known for exactly this kind of flower work.
Dimensions: 5 1/2" H x 5 3/4" W
Medium: Hand-blown art glass with lampworked floral inclusions
Age: 1991
Origin: New Zealand
Signature/mark: Signed on the underside, "Raos 1991 NZ"; attributed to Peter Raos (New Zealand glass artist, b. 1957)
Disclosures: Sold as-is in excellent vintage condition; no chips or cracks noted; small bubbles, swirls, and slight variations in the color are original to how hand-blown glass is made
