Loetz Glass Furniture

Loetz Siberiris iridescent gold glass vase with two ornate side handles, A rather large decorative vase that was the inspiration for Louis Comfort Tiffany to develope his famous Gold...

Loetz Pinched Astraea art glass vase with amber spots and a gold iridescent finish. Height: 7.25 Inches Condition: Excellent Johann Loetz Witwe (also known as Joh. Loetz Witwe...

Loetz Candia Papillos three handled vase. Austria Circa 1910 Measures: Height: 5.75 inches Diameter: 5.5 inches Condition Excellent with no issues. 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...

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...

Tall Loetz Candia Astraea glass vase, circa 1900 I have been collecting art glass for 35 years including large amounts of Louis Comfort Tiffany, Daum, Galle etc. and to this day; I...

A large Loetz Astraea glass case Circa 1905 A lovely yellow and oil spot decor "Astraea" vase by Loetz. The glass vase is cylindrical in form with a thr...

Loetz Silberiris II vase with favrile gold and blue iridescent finish. Austria Circa 1900 Art Nouveau, Glass, sterling silver Unmarked, numbered Me...

This stunning and monumental 32 Inch Loetz Richard vase is decorated with an olive green, pink, brown and blue cameo scene of a castle by a lake with tal...

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 widow blue cobalt Creta papillon oil spot double gourd vase, circa 1900. Pedestaled with a curved lip. The form is exquisite! As good as it gets and absolutely beautiful. Unsig...

Vase Loetz Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia vase. Cobalt Creta Papillon design with applied hand chased silver overlay. This fine Loetz Art Nouveau vase is of stalky form, circa 1900. Th...

Loetz Crete papillon silver overlay Art Nouveau vase, circa 1900. Absolutely beautiful and charming oil spot Papillon vase in perfect condition and a propo...