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This vase exemplifies the short-lived art glass line developed by Victor Durand Jr. for his Vineland Flint Glass Works in southern New Jersey. A Frenchman, Durand was a third-generation of glassworkers trained at the Cristalleries de Baccarat.
2 mar 2017 · Manufactured for a relatively short time, Durand art glass was introduced into the market nearly a quarter of a century later and can be seen as America’s last hoorah in the realm of rich and lustrous hand blown iridescent art glass.
By this time, Durand Glass was challenging Steuben Glass and Tiffany, with their iridescent glass. Some of their highly sought glass that now brings some very outstanding prices and great recognition includes its Hearts and Vine line, King Tut, Lady Gay Rose, Crackle and Lustre Ware.
Victor DURAND GLASS BLUE THREADED VASE Circa 1930, Engraved: DURAND 7-1/2 inches high (19.1 cm).
In 1924, having learned new techniques and formulas from workers at Brooklyn’s Quezal factory, Victor Durand added art glass to his predominantly commercial output at Vineland Flint Glass Works. He produced simple shapes with iridescent, Art Nouveau–inspired decoration, such as this vase.
WheatonArts » Explore, Experience, Create. 1988 Distinctively Durand: The Art Glass of Vineland, New Jersey. Victor Durand Jr. and his father founded the Vineland Flint Glass Works in 1897 in Vineland, New Jersey, in order to manufacture chemical and scientific glassware.
Artist Info. Victor Durand French, 1870-1931. Victor Durand was born in 1870 and came to America in 1884. He started to work in glass and eventually owned his own glass factory. Durand started the Artistic Glass Division in 1924 and began to porduce world famous artistic glass.
