This fine early Tiffany Favrile Glass “Paperweight” Vase features a millefiori motif rarely seen in the company’s repertoire, depicting either the Lilies of the Valley or Snowdrops.
Formed by thick, clear blown glass, this vase showcases a dense composition of thin stems and narrow, pointed leaves in a vibrant shade of green rising from the base and spreading up into the rounded shoulder where a series of pendant white flowers are nestled in the foliage, each flower with multiple hanging petals descending from a small green stem. This motif was cased within a layer of clear glass.
Few examples of Tiffany's Paperweight" Favrile Glass exhibiting this particular floral decoration are known, likely indicating that only a handful of vases were produced in this limited signature sequence in the late 1890s, a time of fervent experimentation at Louis Comfort Tiffany’s glassblowing complex.
This rare and early example of Tiffany Favrile Glass is inscribed on the underside with signature and date code.
Height: 6 inches (15.2 cm)
Diameter: 4 ⅛ inches (10.5 cm)
