Art Glass Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau-Style, sterling silver, pedestal-based vase, Gorham Mfg. Company, Providence, Rhode Island, year-hallmarked for 1923. Hammered in design and chased with flowers. Measures...

Loetz Candia Silberiris Glass Vase with Silver Overlay Circa 1900 Height: 5.2 inches (13.0 cm) Diameter: 3 Inches (7.5 cm) Condition: Glass vase with silver overlay etched with Art ...

This Art Nouveau vase displays particularly beautiful embossing which allows the harmonious creation of the figures of two young women at the front of the vase and two more at the ba...

An exceptional and rare Bohemian art nouveau Phenomen Genre 2/484 (also known as Medici) pattern Loetz vase dating from around 1902. This beautiful vase stands on a rounded spread fo...

Loetz Iridescent and oil spot Flared Neck Art glass Floriform Goose neck vase. Candia Papillon vase Austria Iridescent glass Unsigned Circa 1898 A...

Hallmarked in London in 1892 by D. & J. Wellby, this impressive, nine basket, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Epergne, is a fine example of Adam style design, featuring pierced work throughout, neoclassical decoration, four round baskets, four oval baskets and a larger oval basket...

A Silver Overlay Loetz Silberiris Vase, c1905 Additional information: Date : c1905 Origin : Klostermuhle, Bohemia Bowl Features : Chased silver overl...

This Loetz vase in the Cobalt Papillon pattern has blue iridescent Papillon design covering the exterior of the vase. Vase is signed on the polished ...

Loetz Art Nouveau circa 1900 art glass vases with floral and decorative scroll Silver Overlay. (Pair) Larger: Corset form in iridescent gold glass decorated with scrolling silver overlay and a blank cartouche. Height: 5.25 X 2.75 Diameter Condition: Mint. Smaller: Bulbous smoke stack form in iridescent green-gold decorated with scrolling silver overlay flowers. Marked: Alvin pat 67 Height: 4.25 X 2,65 Diameter Condition: Mint AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our inventory represents time-tested investment quality items with everlasting decorative beauty. We look forward to your business and appreciate any reasonable offers. All of our curated items are vetted and guaranteed authentic and as described. Avantiques only deals in original antiques and never reproductions. We stand behind our treasures with a full money back return if the items are not as described. In 1836, Johann Eisner established a glassworks in the Southern Bohemian town of Klostermühle, today part of the Czech Republic and called Klášterský Mlýn. His heirs sold the glassworks to Martin Schmid in 1849, and two years later Schmid sold it to Frank Gerstner, attorney-at-law, and his wife Susanne. Susanne was the widow (‘Witwe’ in German) of Johann Loetz, a glassmaker about whom we know very little. Gerstner transferred sole ownership to Susanne shortly before his death in 1855, and she successfully led and expanded the company during the subsequent 20 years, manufacturing mainly crystal, overlay and painted glass. In 1879, Susanne transferred the company – now called ‘Johann Loetz Witwe’ – to Maximilian von Spaun, the son of her daughter Karoline. One year later, von Spaun hired Eduard Prochaska and the two of them modernized the factory and introduced new, patented techniques and processes. The first fruits of this collaboration were exciting innovations in Historicism glass, including Intarsia and Octopus glass and the very popular marbled (‘marmorisierte’) glass which imitated semi-precious stones like red chalcedony, onyx and malachite. Success at exhibitions in Brussels, Munich and Vienna were crowned by awards at the Paris World’s Exposition in 1889. In 1897, von Spaun first saw Tiffany Favrile glass exhibited in Bohemia and Vienna, and this convinced him that the art nouveau style was also the way to go for Loetz Witwe. The next eight years were to be the most artistically significant and profitable period in the entire history of the company. The Art Nouveau Period –The glassworks created large numbers of its own new designs of iridescent, trailing art nouveau glass, sometimes in collaboration with well-known artists and designers like Marie Kirschner and Franz Hofstötter (aka Franz Hofstätter). The zenith of Loetz art nouveau glass was epitomized by the so-called Phänomen series of designs, much of it designed by Hofstötter, which won a Grand Prix (alongside Tiffany, Gallé, Daum and Lobmeyr) at the Paris World’s Exposition in 1900. The company’s success during this period had two prime drivers – the technical expertise of Prochaska and the business acumen of von Spaun. Loetz Witwe created many of its own designs, and also supplied glass commissioned by major customers like E. Bakolowits (Vienna) and Max Emanuel...

Art Nouveau Cookie jar iridescent glass by Loetz' with Lid Subtle, hand blown glass vase in the Art Art Nouveau style. Special color and technique for any collector. Looks simply ...

Beautiful pair of Victorian Period, neoclassical-style, sterling silver Corinthian column candlesticks, made in the city of Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1898, Hawksworth, ...

Art Nouveau iridescent glass Pique Fleurs' vase by Loetz' with Grille Subtle, hand blown glass vase in the Art Deco style. This design for vases is often called 'Pique fleurs' or 'r...