Loetz Cobalt Papillon Art Nouveau Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
A Loetz Cobalt Papillon Art Glass and Pewter Art Nouveau Vase. Circa 1900 The shapely design
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Cobalt Papillon
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase Cobalt Papillon with Applied Butterflies, Ca 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
. Shape: Production number / pattern not preserved Decor: Cobalt Papillon Cobalt blue glass with
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20th Century Loetz Witwe Blue Glass Vase - Decor Cobalt Papillon, CZ, ca. 1903
$3,300
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20th Century Loetz Witwe Blue Glass Vase - Decor Cobalt Papillon, CZ, ca. 1903
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Highly decorative 20th century Loetz Witwe Art Nouveau glass vase - decoration "Cobalt Papillon
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Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Cobalt Papillon, Austria-Hungary, Circa 1899
$2,595
H 9.45 in Dm 3.94 in
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Cobalt Papillon, Austria-Hungary, Circa 1899
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
1899 (new: 105, year 1900) Decor: Cobalt Papillon Cobalt blue underlaid, colorless glass with rolled
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Large Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Cobalt Papillon, Austria-Hungary, Circa 1900
$4,601
H 12.21 in Dm 7.09 in
Large Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Cobalt Papillon, Austria-Hungary, Circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
, year 1900 Decor: Cobalt Papillon Cobalt blue underlaid, colorless glass with rolled-in silver yellow
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Materials
Glass
Loetz Papillon Glass And Van Houten Pewter Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Mixed Cobalt, Green and Red Papillon Glass Vase. A rare mixed color Iridescent papillon Art
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Papillon Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in East Sussex, GB
A cobalt iridescent Papillon vase designed by Loetz. Cobalt butterfly wing effect spots over a bulb
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Art Nouveau Loetz Papillon Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Elswick, GB
Large Loetz iridescent glass vase in the Papillon décor – cobalt blue on blue. The bronze mount in
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Glass
Vase by Johann Loetz Witwe Cobalt Papillon ca. 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Vase with galvanoplated silver overlay, Johann Loetz Witwe, Cobalt Papillon decoration, ca. 1900
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Glass
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Silver
Loetz Vase Art Nouveau Cobalt Papillon with Silver Flowers Silber Iris
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Vienna, AT
Made by Loetz, Klostermuehle (Bohemia) / circa 1900. Decor: Cobalt Papillon / so-said SILBER IRIS
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Vase Loetz Widow Art Nouveau Cobalt Papillon Silver Overlay, circa 1900
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Vienna, AT
Decor: Cobalt Papillon & Gorgeous Silver Overlay This finest Loetz Art Nouveau Vase is of very
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Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau Cobalt Papillon c.1900
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H 9.6 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau Cobalt Papillon c.1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
-1905 Decor: Cobalt Papillon Period: Art Nouveau This stunning Loetz Vase is of bellied
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Vase Loetz Widow Art Nouveau Vase Silver Mountings Cobalt Papillon, circa 1900
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H 6.57 in Dm 4.33 in
Vase Loetz Widow Art Nouveau Vase Silver Mountings Cobalt Papillon, circa 1900
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Vienna, AT
Made by Loetz, Klostermuehle (Bohemia), circa 1900. Decor: Cobalt papillon (= colorless casing
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Glass
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Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Cobalt Papillon, With Applied Handles, ca 1908
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H 10.24 in W 6.5 in D 5.32 in
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Cobalt Papillon, With Applied Handles, ca 1908
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
a slimmer design with longer, twisted handles. Decor: Cobalt Papillon, year 1898/1899 Cobalt
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Glass
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Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Cobalt Papillon, Disc-Shaped, Austria, Circa 1908
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H 3.75 in Dm 4.93 in
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Cobalt Papillon, Disc-Shaped, Austria, Circa 1908
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Papillon Cobalt blue underlaid, colourless glass with rolled-in silver yellow crumbs, model blown, reduced
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Glass
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Glass
“Cobalt Papillon Vase” Art Nouveau Glass Vase by the Loetz Glassworks
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H 9.85 in W 6.3 in L 9.85 in
“Cobalt Papillon Vase” Art Nouveau Glass Vase by the Loetz Glassworks
By Loetz Glass
Located in London, GB
Very fine early 20th century Austrian papillon glass vase of bulbous decanter shape by Johann Loetz
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Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau c.1906 Candia Papillon & Gorgeous Metal Overlay
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Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau c.1906 Candia Papillon & Gorgeous Metal Overlay
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Vienna, AT
Made by Loetz, Klostermühle | circa 1906 Decor: Cobalt Papillon VASE LOETZ (LÖTZ) WIDOW
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Glass
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Glass
Austrian Jugendstil Pair of Glass Vases Blue with Tin Mounting circa 1902 Loetz
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H 11.23 in Dm 7.29 in L 11.23 in
Austrian Jugendstil Pair of Glass Vases Blue with Tin Mounting circa 1902 Loetz
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
1902 Loetz Cobalt Papillon Decoration This pair of vases with the Cobalt Papillon decoration is an
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Vase Loetz Widow Cobalt Creta Papillon Silver Overlay, Art Nouveau, 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia vase. Cobalt Creta Papillon design with applied hand chased
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Antique Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Vases
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Antique Austrian Art Nouveau Loetz Cobalt Blue Papillon Art Glass Vase 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Art Nouveau Austrian Loetz cobalt blue "Papillon" art glass vase, circa 1900. This
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Loetz, Cobalt Papillon Vase, circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Art glass vase by Loetz (Bohemia), Austria-Hungary, circa 1900. Cobalt Papillon decor created in
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Loetz Cobalt Papillon Art Nouveau Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
This Loetz vase in the Cobalt Papillon pattern has blue iridescent Papillon design covering the
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Vases
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Art Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Cobalt Papillon, Twisted, Austria, Circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
: Series II - PN 814 (old: 7302/9"), Year 1900 Decor: Decor Cobalt Papillon Cobalt blue underlaid
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Glass
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Glass
Bohemian Loetz Art Nouveau Cobalt Papillon Glass Vase c1898
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A fabulous Art Nouveau Cobalt (blue/gold on vibrant dark blue) Papillon (Butterfly wing) vase. This
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Bohemian Loetz Art Deco Cobalt Papillon Footed Glass Vase c1920
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A fabulous Art Deco Cobalt (blue/gold on blue) Papillon (Butterfly wing) footed vase. This iridised
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Vintage 1920s Czech Art Deco Glass
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Art Nouveau Loetz Widow Cobalt Creta Papillon Vase, 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz widow blue cobalt Creta papillon oil spot double gourd vase, circa 1900. Pedestaled with a
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Vases
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Loetz Cobalt Papillon Vase
Located in Charleston, SC
Magnificent Bristol Blue Body with Overall Papillon Finish Introduced by Spaun for Loetz in the
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Art Nouveau Cobalt Papillon Dimple Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in London, GB
Super small Art Nouveau cobalt (blue glass) Loetz Papillon (Butterfly Wing) dimpled Vase - Loetz
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Loetz Inkwells Cobalt Papillon with Silver Mount, circa 1901
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
These two inkwells were produced by Loetz on behalf of E. Bakalowits Söhne and were fitted with hand-beaten silver lids by the famous Viennese silversmith Georg Adam Scheid. This typ...
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Cobalt Blue Crete Papillon Miniature Vase by Johann Loetz Witwe
By Johann Lötz Witwe
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Nice and rare miniature vase by Loetz (Lœtz) from around 1900 with polished rim. Crete Papillon
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Art Nouveau Cobalt Papillon Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in London, GB
Super Art Nouveau Cobalt (blue glass) Loetz Papillon (Butterfly Wing) footed Vase - Loetz did their
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Glass
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Art Glass
Art Nouveau Loetz Cobalt Papillon Dish
By Loetz Glass
Located in London, GB
Cute Art Nouveau cobalt (blue glass) Loetz Papillon (butterfly wing) small round dish with finished
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Glass
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Art Glass
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Cobalt Papillon For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the cobalt papillon you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each cobalt papillon for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, art glass and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect cobalt papillon — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A cobalt papillon is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Nouveau styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made cobalt papillon over the years, but those crafted by Loetz Glass and Johann Lötz Witwe are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Cobalt Papillon?
Prices for a cobalt papillon can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $410 and can go as high as $3,200, while the average can fetch as much as $2,127.
A Close Look at Art Nouveau Furniture
In its sinuous lines and flamboyant curves inspired by the natural world, antique Art Nouveau furniture reflects a desire for freedom from the stuffy social and artistic strictures of the Victorian era. The Art Nouveau movement developed in the decorative arts in France and Britain in the early 1880s and quickly became a dominant aesthetic style in Western Europe and the United States.
ORIGINS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the late 19th century
- Popularity of this modernizing style declined in the early 20th century
- Originated in France and Britain but variants materialized elsewhere
- Informed by Rococo, Pre-Raphaelite art, Japanese art (and Japonisme), Arts and Crafts; influenced modernism, Bauhaus
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
- Sinuous, organic and flowing lines
- Forms that mimic flowers and plant life
- Decorative inlays and ornate carvings of natural-world motifs such as insects and animals
- Use of hardwoods such as oak, mahogany and rosewood
ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ANTIQUE ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Art Nouveau — which spanned furniture, architecture, jewelry and graphic design — can be easily identified by its lush, flowing forms suggested by flowers and plants, as well as the lissome tendrils of sea life. Although Art Deco and Art Nouveau were both in the forefront of turn-of-the-20th-century design, they are very different styles — Art Deco is marked by bold, geometric shapes while Art Nouveau incorporates dreamlike, floral motifs. The latter’s signature motif is the "whiplash" curve — a deep, narrow, dynamic parabola that appears as an element in everything from chair arms to cabinetry and mirror frames.
The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau was particularly influenced by the soft colors and abstract images of nature seen in Japanese art prints, which arrived in large numbers in the West after open trade was forced upon Japan in the 1860s. Impressionist artists were moved by the artistic tradition of Japanese woodblock printmaking, and Japonisme — a term used to describe the appetite for Japanese art and culture in Europe at the time — greatly informed Art Nouveau.
The Art Nouveau style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. While all Art Nouveau designs share common formal elements, different countries and regions produced their own variants.
In Scotland, the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed a singular, restrained look based on scale rather than ornament; a style best known from his narrow chairs with exceedingly tall backs, designed for Glasgow tea rooms. Meanwhile in France, Hector Guimard — whose iconic 1896 entry arches for the Paris Metro are still in use — and Louis Majorelle produced chairs, desks, bed frames and cabinets with sweeping lines and rich veneers.
The Art Nouveau movement was known as Jugendstil ("Youth Style") in Germany, and in Austria the designers of the Vienna Secession group — notably Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and Joseph Maria Olbrich — produced a relatively austere iteration of the Art Nouveau style, which mixed curving and geometric elements.
Art Nouveau revitalized all of the applied arts. Ceramists such as Ernest Chaplet and Edmond Lachenal created new forms covered in novel and rediscovered glazes that produced thick, foam-like finishes. Bold vases, bowls and lighting designs in acid-etched and marquetry cameo glass by Émile Gallé and the Daum Freres appeared in France, while in New York the glass workshop-cum-laboratory of Louis Comfort Tiffany — the core of what eventually became a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory called Tiffany Studios — brought out buoyant pieces in opalescent favrile glass.
Jewelry design was revolutionized, as settings, for the first time, were emphasized as much as, or more than, gemstones. A favorite Art Nouveau jewelry motif was insects (think of Tiffany, in his famed Dragonflies glass lampshade).
Like a mayfly, Art Nouveau was short-lived. The sensuous, languorous style fell out of favor early in the 20th century, deemed perhaps too light and insubstantial for European tastes in the aftermath of World War I. But as the designs on 1stDibs demonstrate, Art Nouveau retains its power to fascinate and seduce.
There are ways to tastefully integrate a touch of Art Nouveau into even the most modern interior — browse an extraordinary collection of original antique Art Nouveau furniture on 1stDibs, which includes decorative objects, seating, tables, garden elements and more.