Clear, thick-walled Splash bowl, European glass art, 1970s

Formed from clear, slightly bluish shimmering crystal glass, this bowl rests on the surface like a frozen drop of water. Five to six points grow organically from the thick-walled body, each one bulging, asymmetrical yet balanced. The play of light is everything here: in the sun, the light refracts at the edges, in the semi-shade, the glass becomes a cool, calm volume.

With its dimensions of 24 × 18.5 cm and 8 cm height, it sits confidently on a console, dining table or sideboard — as a vide-poche for keys and jewelry, as a fruit bowl for a few lemons, or simply as a sculptural solo object. The form is typical of European glass art of the late 1960s and 1970s, in which workshops in France, Belgium, Italy and the then Czechoslovakia shaped this dramatic splash style.