Tiffany vase by Fridolin Kretschmann

1890s

Fridolin Kretschmann moved to the USA in 1892, where he worked for Corning Glass Co. One of the pieces he engraved for them was this gourd vase, which also has gilding by Jules Barbe. Later, Kretschmann worked for the famous New York jeweller Louis Comfort Tiffany.

photo credit: Jane Shadel-Spillman/Corning Museum of Glass, New York

supplied by: The late Peter Skidmore

Previous: Fridolin Kretschmann’s signature

Next: Frank Short painting of Kinver

Comments

Add your comment