Loetz Glass Furniture
Czech
Best known to collectors for their magnificent Marmoriertes and Phänomen glass creations, the Loetz Glass company was a leading Art Nouveau producer of fine glass vases, bowls and other decorative objects through the mid-19th and early 20th centuries.
Shortly before his death in 1855, attorney Frank Gerstner transferred sole ownership of his glassworks company to his wife Susanne. The company, which was founded in what is now the Czech Republic in 1836 by Johann Eisner, was renamed Johann Loetz Witwe by Susanne Gerstner as a tribute to her late husband who preceded Gerstner, a glassmaker named Johann Loetz (Loetz was also known as Johann Lötz).
For 20 years, Gerstner led the company, expanding its manufacturing and distribution capacity. It proved profitable, but the glassworks' popularity didn't start gaining significant momentum until after Gerstner transferred sole ownership to her grandson Maximilian von Spaun in 1879.
Von Spaun and designer Eduard Prochaska developed innovative techniques and solutions for reproducing historical styles of decorative glass objects, such as the very popular marbled Marmoriertes glass — a technique that lends glass an appearance that is similar to semi-precious stones such as onyx or malachite. Under von Spaun’s leadership, the firm’s works garnered them success in Brussels, Vienna and Munich, and Johann Loetz Witwe won awards at the Paris World Exposition in 1889. In 1897 von Spaun first saw Favrile glass in Bohemia and Vienna.
The work in Favrile glass, a type of iridescent art glass that had recently been developed and patented by Louis Comfort Tiffany, founder of iconic American multimedia decorative-arts manufactory Tiffany Studios, inspired von Spaun to explore the era’s burgeoning Art Nouveau style — or, as the firm was established in a German-speaking region, the Jugendstil style.
The company partnered with designers Hans Bolek, Franz Hofstötter and Marie Kirschner and thrived until von Spaun passed it down to his son, Maximilian Robert.
With the Art Deco style taking shape around the world, the company was unable or unwilling to adapt to change. Loetz Glass collaborated with influential names in architecture and design, including the likes of Josef Hoffmann, a central figure in the evolution of modern design and a founder of the Vienna Secession. Unfortunately, the glassworks’ partnerships did them little good, and the company’s mounting financial problems proved difficult to navigate. Two World Wars and several major fires at the glassworks took their toll on the firm, and in 1947 the Loetz Glass Company closed its doors for good.
Today the exquisite glass produced by Loetz Glass Company remains prized by collectors and enthusiasts alike.
On 1stDibs, find antique Loetz Glass Company glassware, decorative objects and lighting.
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Creator: Loetz Glass
Conch Shell Glass Vase Iridescent Handmade Loetz Austria Jugendstil circa 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Conch Shell Glass Vase Handmade by Johann Loetz Witwe Austria/Bohemia Jugendstil circa 1902 "Diaspora" Decoration
The naturalistically depicted shell and snail vases...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass, Blown Glass
Bohemian Art Nouveau Loetz Glass Stick Vase Made for Max Emanuel in 1910
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Loetz Art Nouveau three stick vase in the finish called 'Candia Gewaltz Mit Silber' (Clear and Amber glass). This is in the Loetz series II design book ref II-7471 for 1910 and made ...
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1910s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass
Loetz vase Josef Hoffmann, Austria, 1912
By Josef Hoffmann, Loetz Glass
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Glass vase, based on a design by Josef Hoffmann, around 1911, manufactured by Loetz Wwe., Klostermühle, around 1911/12, colorless glass, ruby red stained and etched decoration, sli...
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Loetz Glass Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Antique Art Deco Leerdam or Val Saint Lambert Belgian Red Cristall Glass Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Val Saint-Lambert is a prestigious Belgian glassworks company founded in 1826 in Seraing, near Liège. Known for its high-quality crystal products, the company gained fame for produci...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass
Austrian Jugendstil Floral Glass Bowl Loetz Red Gold circa 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Jugendstil floral glass bowl Johann Loetz Witwe red gold circa 1902 "Cytisus Maigruen" decoration
The "Cytisus" decoration, also known as "golden rain", is one of the mos...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Rare Loetz Art nouveau glass
By Loetz Glass
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rare Loetz Art nouveau glass
Artist Loetz (has another signature for export to other markets)
Origin Austria Crica 1900
Excellent condition without r...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass
Glass Flower Vessel Adolf Beckert ca. 1905/6 Loetz Vase White Gold Art Nouveau
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Flower vessel, glass vase, Adolf Beckert, manufactured by Johann Loetz Witwe, ca. 1905/6, Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, Art Deco, art glass, iridescent glass,...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Loetz Small Vase With Colered Dots Austria 1930s
By Loetz Glass
Located in Verviers, BE
Loetz Art Nouveau vase with details of Colered dots glass 1930s
Beautifully decorated glass
Rare to find with original condition
The piece is in good condition and a real beauty!
P...
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1930s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Ruby Papillon, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, Ca 1898
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Vase:
Mould blown glass on a flat stand, gently widening conically and forming a steep shoulder, slight constriction to a wide opening with a ground...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Rare and unusual Bohemian Loetz Crete Rusticana with Threads glass vase c 1899
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A fabulous Art Nouveau Loetz 'Crete' (green) Rusticana with Threads vase -Loetz. The Rusticana décor (instantly recognised by the hand tooled wood knot - like body markings) is quit...
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1890s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass
Very Large Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
Very large turn-of-the-century art glass vase made by historic Loetz. Gentle baluster in iridescent blue shading to gold. Engraved silver overlay in form of Japonesque irises. Big bl...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Loetz Glass Furniture
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Silver
Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Art Glass Vase With Sterling Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau period iridescent art glass vase with beautifully executed floral design in sterling silver
By Loetz
Austria, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4"W x 4"D x 5"H.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Loetz Glass Furniture
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Sterling Silver
Antique Loetz Candia Silberiris Art Glass Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique art glass vase is unsigned but was made by Loetz of Austria in circa 1920 in their period Art Deco style. This pale yellow iridesce...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass
Vase Loetz Widow Art Nouveau Phaenomen Gre Silver Overlay, circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau
Made by Loetz, Klostermühle circa 1900
Decor: PHAENOMEN GRE & Gorgeous Silver Overlay
This finest Loetz Art Nouveau ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Silver
Loetz Bohemian Glass Art Nouveau Tulip Vases Pair Iridescent Green/Red c. 1880s
By Loetz Glass
Located in Glenford, NY
Rare early pair of Loetz Bohemian Glass Vases in a graceful Tulip Motif made by Johann Loetz Witwe in the 1880s. Green and rich red color with silver and blue iridescent highlights s...
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1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Loetz Lava Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in New Orleans, LA
This remarkable art glass Lava style vase is a part of Loetz’s Phaenomen Genre 377, the remarkable collection unveiled at the Paris World Exhibition of 1900. The Crete color variatio...
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20th Century Czech Bohemian Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass
$12,850
Art Deco Loetz Bohemia Foam Glas
By Loetz Glass
Located in Munich, DE
Decorative piece of Art Deco Glass by Loetz.
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Loetz Green Cameo Glass Bowl Signed Velez, Austria
By Loetz Glass
Located in Pymble, NSW
Lime green colored glass flared bowl overlaid with a topaz colored design of leafy plants and flowers resting on 3 ball feet. Signed 'Velez' in the topaz colored glass.
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Loetz Glass Vase with Sterling Silver Overlay, circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
Loetz Glass vase with sterling silver overlay, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass
Early 20th Century Glass Bowl entitled "Klastersky Mlyn" by Loetz Witwe
By Loetz Glass
Located in London, GB
An important and rare early 20th Century Austrian colourless glass bowl decorated with red dots, silver-yellow veins and a gold plated base painted with etching ink in small circles....
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase Cobalt Papillon with Applied Butterflies, Ca 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau glass vase:
Mould-blown vase with torus-shaped stand and funnel-shaped attached wall with trefoil-shaped, lobed mouth rim, wall and inside satin-finished, polished pontil.
Shape: Production number / pattern not preserved
Decor: Cobalt Papillon...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Glass Vase Phenomenon Gre Crete 6893, Austria-Hungary, Ca 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Vase:
Blown into form baluster-shaped body with discus-shaped protruding belly part, attached spherical curved neck with flared mouth rim, stepped f...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase Crete Diaspora Silver Iris, Austria-Hungary, Around 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
In the model with irregular spherical decor blown body in baluster shape, round stand, bulbous widening upwards with four times indented wall, slight constriction, flared mouth rim pressed into quatrefoil, polished pontil.
Shape: Production number / pattern not preserved
Decor: Crete Diaspora Silver Iris
Green glass with silver...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Pair of Loetz Orpheus Vases c1905
By Loetz Glass
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Pair of Loetz Orpheus vases
Date : c1905 - range introduced 1903
Origin : Loetz, Klostermuhle, Bohemia
Bowl Features : Everted rim, applied turquoise trialing to neck and a...
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Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass
Loetz Candia Papillon Art Nouveau Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Iridescent and oil spot Flared Neck Art glass Floriform Goose neck vase.
Candia Papillon vase
Austria
Iridescent glass
Unsigned
Circa 1898 A...
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1890s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Loetz Rubin Matte Iris Handles Ewer Vase, Rare 1898
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Rubin Matte Iris - 1898 (aka: rubin metall)
Registered Model: PM I-7875
Ruby ground; metallic-bronze iridescent finish (iris) with purple highlights.
Measures: Height 7.75 inches
Width 4.25 inches
Condition: Excellent
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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 Historicist Period
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 Glory Years
Loetz Paris-Expo1900Loetz Paris-Expo1900The 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...
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1890s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass
$1,200 Sale Price
40% Off
Glass Vase Loetz PG 358 Robert Holubetz Attributed, circa 1901
By Robert Holubetz, Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Jugendstil glass vase manufactured by Johann Loetz Witwe design attributed to Robert Holubetz Phenomen Genre 358 decoration, circa 1901.
This glass vase is an extraordinary ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Richard Loetz Cameo glass vase/night light C1920
By Loetz Glass
Located in Devon, GB
Richard cameo glass vase/nightlight C1910. Included is the original pierced brass night light fitting which would require a bulb holder, cable and plug if you required it to be used ...
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Jugendstil Etched Glass Vase Goblet White Black, circa 1915 Hans Bolek Loetz
By Hans Bolek, Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Jugendstil glass goblet with etched decoration Opel black ca. 1915 designed by Hans Bolek manufactured by Johann Loetz Witwe
Between 1912 and 1917, the architect Hans Bol...
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase New-Red Cytisus Silver Mount, Austria-Hungary, circa 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau glass vase in the form of a blown, baluster-shaped body with a flared rim.
Silver mounting in the form of chased flowers, enclosing the body of the vase l...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau 3-Handles Vase Decor Crete Papillon, Austria-Hungary, Ca 1898
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Vase:
Mould blown baluster shaped vase on flush stand, bulbous body with attached conical flared neck, three handles set on the side of the
mouth r...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Glass Vase Phenomenon Gre Crete 7767, Austria-Hungary, Ca 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Vase:
Shaped, blown, bulbous body with 12-lobed, slightly ribbed wall on a flush, round base, the wall raised to a spherical oval shape, slightly fl...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
A good Johann Loetz Witwe "Onyx" marbel glass Vase from the late 19th century
By Johann Lötz Witwe, Loetz Glass
Located in Aachen, DE
A good Johann Loetz Witwe "Onyx" marbel glass Vase from the late 19th century. Made ca. 1888 in Bohemia in Klostermühle, today part of the Czech Republic and known as Klášterský Mlýn...
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1880s Czech Late Victorian Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Single Flower Vase, Phenomenon Gre Candia 6893, circa 1898
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau glass vase:
Mold-blown, disc-shaped body on a flush stand with raised, slender, trumpet-shaped, widening neck, flatened, 10-times wave-shaped mouth rim, ...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Vintage Pink Iridescent Etched Blown Glass Vase "Diaspora" by Loetz
By Loetz Glass
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in pink etched blown glass with iridescent and material effects.
It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in very good or...
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1920s European Art Deco Vintage Loetz Glass Furniture
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Blown Glass
Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau Creta Pampas before 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
VASE LOETZ (LÖTZ) WIDOW KLOSTERMUEHLE BOHEMIA ART NOUVEAU
Made by Loetz, Klostermuehle (Bohemia), before 1902
Decor: CRETA PAMPAS BLUE-GREEN
It is an elegant Loetz Art Nouveau ...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Large Loetz Art Nouveau Bowl, Decor Crete Papillon, Bohemia Austria-Hungary 1899
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Item:
Mould blown, wide bowl on a stand ring, eightfold ribbed, outwardly curved wall with humped protuberances, tamed by a smooth, slightly outward...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Loetz Glass Vase with Applied Handles, circa 1910
By Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
With applied pull design.
Signed Loetz.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass
Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau Lemon Yellow Cytisus
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase Loetz (Lötz) Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau
Made by Loetz, Klostermuehle (Bohemia), circa 1902
Decor: Lemon Yellow Cytisus
It is a very interesting Loetz Art N...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Signed Loetz Candia Papillon Iridescent Vase, c1910
By Loetz Glass
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Signed Loetz Candia Papillon Iridescent Vase, c1910
Additional information:
Date : c1910
Origin : Austria
Bowl Features : Applied butterflies on...
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20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Large Wine Color Cameo Glass Vase Signed Richard
By Loetz Glass
Located in Norwood, NJ
Large pink and burgundy cameo glass vase signed Richard. Beautiful Art Nouveau large Cameo made by the Loetz factory glass vase Signed Richard.
Beautiful a...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass, Blown Glass
$1,256 Sale Price
25% Off
Vase Loetz sign: Czecho Slovakia , Style : Art Nouveau , Bohemia, circa 1920
By Loetz Glass
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Czecho Slovakia
Loetz
The glass factory, originally founded in 1836 by Johann Baptist Eisner, was taken over. Loetz was the premier Bohemian glass w...
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1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Glass Vase Bronze Phenomenon Genre 29, Austria-Hungary, C 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Vase:
In shape blown low, cambered body on a large, round floor plan, triple indented wall with a mouth rim formed into a three-pass shape, polished...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase Cobalt Mimosa With 3 Handles, Austria-Hungary, circa 1911
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Blown, flat, bulbous body on a large, round, flush stand, contracting to a short, wide neck, slightly widened, 6-fold wavy indented mouth rim. Cobalt blue underlay with silver-yellow...
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase Cobalt Mimosa with 2 Handles, Austria-Hungary, circa 1909
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Form blown baluster-shaped body on a round, flush stand, bulbously widening and contracting to a short, wide neck. Cobalt blue underlay with silver-yellow-green crumb inclusions, 2 s...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Vase Loetz , Style : Art Nouveau , Bohemia, circa 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Loetz
The glass factory, originally founded in 1836 by Johann Baptist Eisner, was taken over. Loetz was the premier Bohemian glass works during this period. It was located in Klostermühle, near Rejštejn in the Sušice district in South-West Bohemia, which belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1918. Susanna Loetz, widow of Glass entrepreneur Johann Loetz in 1852. She renamed the company "Glasfabrik Johann Loetz Witwe", a name that was retained until all activities were stopped in 1947. In 1879 it passed to Max Ritter von Spaun. Under his guidance, together with director Eduard Prochaska, the glassworks flourished as never before and enjoyed its most successful period. Von Spaun and Prochaska concentrated on the development of innovative glass types and new production techniques. Their first successful speciality was a glass type simulating semiprecious stones. It is often called "Marmoriertes Glas" ("marbled glass"). The range contained Onyx (red/brown), Karneol (red/pink) and later Malachit (green). It was introduced in the second half of the 1880's. From the same period dates the Octopus glass, of which the decor resembles the tentacles of a cephalopod. The production of Marmorier-tes Glas was resumed in 1906, in different colours like yellow and white. Octopus, 1885-1890, 1885-1890, unknown, an Malachit, 1885-1890, unknown, The master glass-blowers of Klostermühle had already carried out experiments with iridescence in the first half of the 1890's, and they produced the Olympia, a classically inspired olive green type, in 1896. Similar, in variants of creta green, bronce or Olympia and averse to any redundant decoration was the Glatt decor. It highly contrasted with the more elaborate finishes of that time, but it constitutes a part of the production with a deep sense for taste and quality. Most of the pieces shown in the "Glatt" decors were manufactured for Max Emmanuel in London.
The glatt decor remained in use for many years. The Chiné decor had thin glass threads spun around the body in irregular patterns. It is not to be confused with the type of glass that was produced by Kralik. Loetz "Chiné" came in clear, opal, green and pink, Kralik "Chiné" in dark purple. The logical sequel to Chiné was the Pampas decor, green or cobalt blue, in which the threads almost disappeared in the surface, with iridised parts in between. Around the same time the dotted Papillon decor was introduced. The beautiful silver spots were employed on a wide array of models and quite effective on the gooseneck (water sprinkler) and sea shell...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass
Loetz Candia Silberiris Tree Trunk Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in New Orleans, LA
Iridescent swirls adorn this rare Candia Silberiris tree trunk vase from the renowned 19th-century art glass firm Loetz. Crafted in a sensuous, organic...
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20th Century Czech Bohemian Loetz Glass Furniture
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Silver
Loetz Klostermühle Art Deco Glass Vase or Bowl 1930s Orange Red Purple White
By Loetz Glass
Located in Mannheim, DE
Very beautiful German Art Déco hand blown glass vase (or high bowl) by Loetz Klostermühle Bohemia, 1930s. Orange to red, white, dark purple and clear glass with powder inclusions.
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Loetz Glass Furniture
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Blown Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Flower Bowl Metallic-Red Papillon, Austria-Hungary, ca 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest large Bohemian art nouveau glass vase:
Form-blown, flat, round bowl with a low, 9-fold wavy indented edge, wall and inside satin-finished, contact surface polished.
Shape:...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Art Nouveau Typical Decanter with Handle by Loetz' glass Paste Austria 1910s
By Loetz Glass
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau Typical Decanter with Handle by Loetz' glass Paste Austria 1910s
Subtle, hand blown glass Decanter in the Art Nouveau style.
Special color and technique for any collec...
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Loetz Glass Furniture
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Art Glass, Blown Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase Camelia Red Papillon With Applied Butterflies, ca 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau glass vase:
Mould-blown vase with torus-shaped stand and funnel-shaped attached wall with trefoil-shaped, lobed mouth rim, wall and inside satin-finished...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau New Red Cytisus, circa 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase Loetz (Lötz) Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia Art Nouveau
Made by Loetz, Klostermuehle (Bohemia), circa 1902
Decor: Neurot (= New Red) Cytisus
It is a nicest Loetz Art Nouve...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Glass
Loetz Small Enamelled Arcadia glass vase Bohemian c1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Fabulous, Small, Loetz glass vase in the Arcadia pattern (opal over green) a small vase with the Dek pattern I/8 (Lotus flowers in red, green and gold) and is in the shape PNII-165 d...
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Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Classic Early Loetz Glass Vase Sphinx Pattern Vase on Spreading Peach c1891
By Loetz Glass
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Classic early Loetz glass vase enamalled with white and gilded large blossomed dogwood on peach at the top spreading to white below made a pattern recently discovered to be called Sp...
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1890s Czech Aesthetic Movement Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Antique Loetz Iridescent Green Art Nouveau Glass Vases, Bohemian, 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A rare and exquisite pair of antique Loetz iridescent glass vases, made in Bohemia around 1900 during the height of the Art Nouveau movement. Crafted in a lush emerald green glass, t...
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Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Loetz Biscuit Barrel Cookie Jar Art Nouveau Iridescent Glass Antique Lötz & WMF
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, Loetz Glass
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A lovely Art Nouveau biscuit barrel, made of iridescent art glass with a combed pattern made by Loetz Wwe. with a brass mount by WMF which w...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Silver Plate, Brass
$951 Sale Price
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Loetz Tall Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase with Floral Silver Overlay
By Alvin Corporation, Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
Fin de siecle Art Nouveau glass vase made by historic Loetz with engraved silver overlay. Tall and gently baluster neck and ovoid bowl. Overlay in form of loose and fluid flowerheads...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Loetz Glass Furniture
Materials
Silver
Austrian Jugendstil Glass Vase Yellow Iridescent circa 1903 Loetz
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Jugendstil glass vase lemon yellow circa 1903 Johann Loetz Witwe decor Phenomen Genre 3/430
Our vase bears the decor called Phenomen Genre 3/430, which was designed in 19...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Loetz Glass Furniture
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Blown Glass
Antique Loetz 'Astraea' Pattern Art Nouveau Glass Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Austrian Art Nouveau art glass vase.
By Loetz.
In the Astraea pattern.
With a finish of Candia & Silberiris creating a brownish gold oil spot effect on an opaque & ...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Loetz Glass Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Crystal Vase Jugendstil Austria circa 1918 Michael Powolny Loetz for Lobmeyr
By Michael Powolny, Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
This elegant object of the Loetz glassworks was produced immediately after the First World War, in the years 1918- 1919. Although stylistic as well as technical recourse to past tech...
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Loetz Glass Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Loetz Glass furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Loetz glass furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Loetz Glass furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Loetz Glass were created in the Art Nouveau style in europe during the early 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Johann Lötz Witwe, Friedrich Goldscheider, and Paul Dachsel. Prices for Loetz Glass furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,055 and can go as high as $13,770, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,108.
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Questions About Loetz Glass Furniture
- Is all Loetz glass signed?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No, most Loetz glass is not signed. As a result, collectors must use the color, shape and style of glassware to identify it. A licensed appraiser can help you determine the authenticity of glassware that you believe to be Loetz. On 1stDibs, find a selection of expertly vetted Loetz glass decorative objects and serveware.
- How do you identify Loetz glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024To identify Loetz glass, check to see if there is a maker's mark on the bottom or interior. Some items will feature a marking, such as crossed arrows or the maker's name. Loetz changed its marks many times, so markings can also be useful for dating the maker's glassware. However, many Loetz pieces are unmarked, often making it necessary to use color, shape and style to make a positive identification. A certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer can provide expert assistance when attempting to identify unmarked Loetz glassware. Explore a wide range of Loetz glass on 1stDibs.