This gorgeous, ornate cut LEADED GLASS VASE with a total overlay of pristine 22K GOLD GILT PAINT (called gold flashing) vase was made by IMPERIAL & is in MINT CONDITION. Originally a shaker (for sugar or powder), this lass has now been conscripted into being a vase. Made at the tail end of the ART DECO era, the finely cut leaded glass is extremely ornate & all of it is painted or flashed in 22K GOLD GILT PAINT. There are curved panels between each glass area, & there the glass is clear, which, against the bold GOLD detail, really makes the gold stand out. The vase itself, WITHOUT FLOWERS, stands 3 1/4 high by 2 1/4 wide. When you add the flowers, the myriad rhinestone accents, the VENETIAN vintage leaves, etc. the height can reach 5 1/4, & the width will reach 4 1/4. The bouquet holds 49 or more very ornate & detail-oriented HAND MADE flowers which resemble a real bouquet in that they jockey for position: some are higher than others. Others fight to be seen. Some languidly droop over the sides, front or back: a fabulous array. in keeping with the appearance of the vase, only shades of gold & clear rhinestones (AB & clear) were utilized in making her flowers & designing the bouquet. The addition of amazing VINTAGE VENETIAN GLASS LEAVES in gold & clear makes for a fantastic, ethereal & rich look. These leaves are very very old & were covered (whether clear or gold) with a peppering of luxe 22K gold gilt sprinkles (they do not come off on the hands like glitter). There are also several sprays of vintage, faceted clear CRYSTAL flowers & leaves that push out & up from the bouquet. The hand set (by me) RHINESTONES & the sparkle in the VENETIAN leaves, together with the gleam of the inlaid AB & clear crystal gold beads gives this lassie an endless sparkle. Myriad vintage & some current pieces were used to make the flowers, leaves & bead caps. Among the items used to make the bouquet are (but not limited to) are: genuine gold baroque & freshwater pearls, vintage SWAROVSKI crystals, PRECOSIA crystals, genuine yellow PEARLS, genuine YELLOW MOTHER OF PEARL (MOP) with channel-set rhinestones, rounds of various sizes with inset rhinestones, faceted gold beads, vintage Czech gold ribbed beads, gold filigree beads, brass filigree bead caps, vintage brass bead caps, etched vintage brass leaves, torched GOLDEN glass, gold speckled vintage CZECH long beads, vermeil, rhinestone rondelles, vintage clear, genuine cut CRYSTAL leaf beads, faceted blown glass leaves, faceted genuine PYRITE beads, filigree bead caps & so much more! Every single element of this belle is or was HAND MADE: the head pins, the VENETIAN leaves, the torched glass, etc. I tried to get photos of every angle. The last photo is a view from the top which might provide a better sense of how these beauties were all individually stacked & assembled. It was impossible to photograph each individual stem, so look closely at the photos & you will always see something different & enchanting. The
