Some objects whisper, and some quietly hold court. This is the latter. A slender, smoke-green glass vase from 1950s Germany, signed by the celebrated decorator Alfred Taube, wearing a gilded heron poised among reeds and trailing willow. The motif borrows its grace from Japanese woodblock prints, all calm lines and patient elegance, while the gold catches the light like sunrise on still water. A polished gilt rim finishes the silhouette with a flourish. Tall, tapering and just a touch theatrical, it is the sort of piece that makes a mantelpiece feel curated rather than merely furnished.
Mid-century German art glass like this rarely turns up in such fine, collectible condition, and the Taube signature only sweetens the story.
Styling & Collectors Inspiration
This green-and-gold beauty loves company that shares its sense of craft. Gather a small chorus of glass and ceramic and let the gilding tie them together.
Rare, collectible green glass vase with fine gilding
Elegant heron and crane motif inspired by 1950s Japanese woodblock prints
Decorated by Alfred Taube, Germany
Polished gilt rim
Height: 28 cm
Diameter: 4 cm at top, 8 cm at middle, 6 cm at base
Weight: approximately 600 g
Origin: Germany, 1950s
Condition: fine, collectible vintage condition
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