Sevres French Neodymium Lilac / Blue Glass Ashtray bowl

Description

This is a stunning, chunky and very heavy (2kg unpacked) French glass ashtray bowl. Made by Sevres, factory marked to the base. Made in very unusual and quite rare neodymium glass (also known as alexandrite glass), which changes colour according to different lighting conditions!! The vase appears lilac in natural sunlight or yellow artificial light, and smoky blue in fluorescent/white light (see pictures)!This is due to the presence of neodymium oxide (Nd²O³) in the glass.

Size

Measures approx 4 inches tall by 5.75 inches in diameter at widest point.

Condition

No chips or cracks, just some scratches / scuffing to one side, shown in final picture.