Antique "Authentic" Raspiller c1900 French Cameo Art Glass Signed Vase

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"Authentic" "Genuine" Antique c1900 Raspiller French Cameo Signed Hand Blown Cameo Art Glass Art Nouveau Era Vase. The rim has a very very small flake mentioned for accuracy but is in EXCELLENT CONDITION! Sold As Is! Please look at pictures! Fantastic Rare Cameo! MEASURES: 5 3/4" just under 6" x 2 1/2". PLEASE WAIT FOR INVOICE! --------------------------------------- Founded in 1813. There were several owners,  before, presumably in the early twenties, a member of the  Raspiller family bought the glassworks. The Raspillers were a  family of glassblowers who came originally from Tyrol/Austria.  In the 1780's a Raspiller became co-owner of a small glass  factory in Soldatenthal in Lorraine/France. Members of the  family play a role, some time or other, in the glassworks of  Vallérysthal, Val St. Lambert and Wadgassen as well. In   the 80 years in which the Raspillers owned Fenne glassworks it  expanded considerably and and there were display rooms as far  away as Leipzic and Berlin. The production of bottles of all  kinds was an important part of their business as well as raw  glass for Dreibrunnen glassworks, which turned it into watch  glasses and other technical glass-products. The production of  pressed glass may have started in the 1870's. Economic and  financial difficulties around the turn of the century almost  brought the closing down of the factory. However, new  investors were found: the owners of the glassworks in  Dreibrunnen (Fr. Troisfontaines), Leo Hirsh and Leo Hammel.  They took over in 1903, and in 1909 they merged their two  establishments to "United Glassworks of Fenne and Dreibrunnen,  Hirsh & Hammel".  After WW I the Saar region became  part of the French customs territory; so Fenne had to adapt  its production to the French market. They did so successfully  it seems with modern equipment and new buildings. In 1934  Fenne separated from Dreibrunnen and became "Saarglas-A.G." At  the beginning of WW II, machinery and workers were evacuated  and production was never taken up again.-------------------