This Mid-Century art glass paperweight, crafted by Cristalería Querandí S.A. in Argentina during the 1960s, features a striking Annagelb yellow lampwork flower suspended within crystal-clear glass. Signed and numbered "Querandí 342," it is an elegant example of the studio's renowned craftsmanship and a distinctive collectible for admirers of vintage art glass.
Date: c. 1960s
Period: Mid-Century
Country of Origin: Argentina (Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires Province)
Artist/Maker/Manufacturer: Cristaleria Querandi S.A. (Otto Ullmann, Hubertus Ullmann)
Signed and Numbered: Querandi 342
Size Classification: Medium
Dimensions: 3.75" tall
3.3" in diameter at the widest point
2" at the base
Weight: 2 lbs.
Materials: Crystal (Glass)
Technique: Hand-blown crystal glass, lampwork floral interior encasement, acid-etched signature
Colors: Annagelb Yellow, Blue, Clear
Pattern: Floral
Style: Abstract, Organic
Condition: Excellent vintage condition.
Cristalería Querandí S.A. was a leading South American art glass factory active from the 1950s through the 1970s. This piece is made in Annagelb, a rare yellow glass developed by German glassmaker Otto Ullmann. After emigrating to Argentina in 1950, Otto became the technical manager of Bohemia Glass Argentina and later helped establish Querandí as a major producer of colorful studio glass.
Hubertus Ullmann evolved the family owned factory Cristaleria Querandi S.A. to the leading color glass factory in South America after his resettlement to Buenos Aires in 1957. He tested the neutralization in glass of radioactive waste for the Argentinean Nuclear State Direction, producing the distinctive Annagelb by using Yellow Cake instead of uranium oxide.
