Friedrich Egermann's workshop
Goblet.
Painted lithaline.
Bohemia, 1830-1840.
H. 13,5 - D. 8 cm.
Vase imitationg hardstones, with a chinese character.
In 1828, the Bohemian artist Friedrich Egermann developed an opaque coloured glass with a mottled surface that imitates hard stone. Egermann was trained as a glass painter, which enabled him to enrich his production with painted decorations, as is the case on our vases.
