loetz glass ANTIQUE WATER LILY lotus CRANBERRY RED INKWELL art nouveau METAL LID

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In this auction, I am offering a VERY FABULOUS 1900-1910 ART GLASS INKWELL BY LOETZ.  BOHEMIAN PIECE, MADE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC.  THIS IS THE VERY RARE "CRANBERRY" OR "RED" COLOR.  AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS, THE GLASS IS ALIVE AND SHIMMERS WITH THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW.  ART NOUVEAU PIECE.  THE GLASS WAS HANDMADE, AND THE METALWORK OF WATER LILIES OR LOTUS FLOWERS DECORATES THE OUTSIDE OF THE PIECE.  THE LID IS ALSO METAL.  THE METAL ON THE PIECE IS BRASS.  THE PIECE IS IN WONDERFUL CONDITION, BUT THE INSIDE OF THE LID LOOKS LIKE IT MAY HAVE BEEN CLEANED.  SEE THE PHOTOS.  THE GLASS IS PERFECT.  NO CHIPS, SCRATCHES, ETC.  WE HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN THE METAL, BUT SOMEONE MAY WANT TO DO THE CLEANING IN THE PROPER WAY.  HOWEVER, WE THINK THE PATINA IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD LIKE LEFT IN PLACE.  THE ITEM STANDS 3" TALL TO THE TOP OF THE LID.  ACROSS THE UNDERSIDE, THE PIECE MEASURES 3 1/4".  ACROSS THE TOP, THE ITEM MEASURES 3 5/8".  ACROSS THE LID, THE DISTANCE IS 2".  INSIDE THE LID, JUST ABOVE THE HINGE, YOU SEE THIS, STAMPED INTO THE METAL:  OE.P. 10385 (and) D. R.G.M. 163180."  THE "G.R.D.M." IS FOR "DEUTCHES REICH GEBRAUCHSMUSTER" WHICH MEANS "GERMAN REICH REGISTRATION MARK", INDICATING THE LID WAS MADE IN GERMANY FOR ITEMS IN ALL THE GERMAN TERRITORIES AT THE TIME.  SEE THE UP-CLOSE PHOTO OF THE MARKINGS INSIDE THE LID BY THE HINGE.  BY THE WAY, OUR RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS LID IS THE MOST-DESIRABLE.  THERE WERE SEVERAL DESIGNS ON THE TOPS OF THE LIDS MANUFACTURED AT THE TIME.  THE ITEM WEIGHS 10 OUNCES.  NOTE:  THE INVOICE WILL HAVE 2 SHIPPING COSTS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE.  WE SHIP FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.  PLEASE CHOOSE THE LEAST-COSTLY SHIPPING COST FOR DELIVERY TO YOUR PARTICULAR LOCATION.   LOW ASKING PRICE.  GOOD LUCK BIDDING.  QUESTIONS WELCOMED ANYTIME.