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Emile Galle Large Cameo Glass Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Galle Tall vase with maple branches
France, c. 1907-1907
Wheel carved and Acid-etched Cameo Glass Vase
Height: 21.5 Inches X 8 Inch diameter (55 × 20 cm)
Condition: Very Good...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios Favrile Glass and Bronze Trumpett Vase
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Favrile Iridescent and Bronze Trumpet vase
USA, New York. circa. 1920
Hand-blown Favrile glass, patinated bronze
Height: 14.75 Inches X 6.5 Inch Diameter (37 × 17 cm...
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Bronze
Loetz Silberiris Gold Iridescent Two Handled Art Nouveau Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Silberiris Gold Iridescent Two Handled Art Nouveau Vase
A lovely Loetz Silberiris vase with rounded conical body having two blue iridescent app...
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Antique Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Schneider Le Verre Francaise Carved Handled Art Deco Vase
By Le Verre Francais
Located in Dallas, TX
A Tall Le Verre Francaise Schneider Art Nouveau Two Handled Cameo Vase with Bell Flowers in Orange, Red and Yellow.
France
Circa. 1925,
Incised mark "Le Verre Francais,"
Height: 1...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Tall Emile Galle Art Nouveau Botanical Carved Cameo Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Tall Emile Galle Art Nouveau Botanical Carved Cameo Vase
Carved and acid etched multilayered glass
Circa 1900 Art Nouveau
Signed: “Galle”
Height: 15.75 Inches
Diameter: 3.75 Inches
C...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Loetz For Boudon And Klur Ruby Papillon Glass And Gilt Metal Mounted Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz For Boudon And Klur Gilt Metal Monted Glass Vase. A highly sought after vase culminating the zenith of Loetz and the Art Nouveau design.
Czech Republic
Circa 1900
Rubin Ruby Papillon Decor
Metal mount with indistinct impressed marks for Boudon and Klur
Height: 10.5 Inches x 8 Inches wide x 5 Inches deep
Condition: Very good with wear commensurate of age and use with some loss to gilt,
The Loetz glassworks existed in Klostermuhle, Austria, for just over a hundred years, starting from 1840. But its heyday was during the life-time of Max Ritter Von Spaun, grandson of the original Johann Loetz who had founded the company. Von Spaun took over the company in 1879 and ran it until 1908, a year before his death. He was assisted by Eduard Prochaska, his technical specialist, and together they invented, designed and produced a whole series of wonderful new types of glass, taking out several patents and winning awards at all the major world exhibitions during the 1890's and the first years of the new century.
The Loetz company were amongst the leaders in Art Nouveau design and expecially in irridescent art glass. "Papillon" glass, like the vase on the left, is sometimes known today as "oil spot" glass. Another favourite Loetz colouring was irridized glass with pulled trails called "Phenomenon" glass. There were irridized vases with ribbons of metallic colours winding over the surface, and many spectacular designs with applied trails of beautiful colours, or simply pulled out of the body of the glass to form handles or decoration.
About 1900 the company started collaborating with outside designers, and some great artists designed pieces for Lotz, notably Joseph Hofmann, Koloman Moser, Maria Kirchner, and Hofstatter.
In 1908 Loetz was taken over by Max Von Spaun's son, also called Max, and although it struggled financially (going through bankruptcy in 1911 and again in 1931) there were several great designers whose work was produced by Loetz during those years and through the art deco period. These included Adolf Beckert...
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Antique Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Metal
Loetz Pampas Glass And Metal Mounted Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Pampas Glass And Metal Mounted Vase
Czech Republic
Circa 1900
Unmarked
Height: 7.5 Inches, handle to handle 8.25 Inches
Condition: Very good with wear commensurate of age and use with some loss to gilt,
The Loetz glassworks existed in Klostermuhle, Austria, for just over a hundred years, starting from 1840. But its heyday was during the life-time of Max Ritter Von Spaun, grandson of the original Johann Loetz who had founded the company. Von Spaun took over the company in 1879 and ran it until 1908, a year before his death. He was assisted by Eduard Prochaska, his technical specialist, and together they invented, designed and produced a whole series of wonderful new types of glass, taking out several patents and winning awards at all the major world exhibitions during the 1890's and the first years of the new century.
The Loetz company were amongst the leaders in Art Nouveau design and expecially in irridescent art glass. "Papillon" glass, like the vase on the left, is sometimes known today as "oil spot" glass. Another favourite Loetz colouring was irridized glass with pulled trails called "Phenomenon" glass. There were irridized vases with ribbons of metallic colours winding over the surface, and many spectacular designs with applied trails of beautiful colours, or simply pulled out of the body of the glass to form handles or decoration.
About 1900 the company started collaborating with outside designers, and some great artists designed pieces for Lotz, notably Joseph Hofmann, Koloman Moser, Maria Kirchner, and Hofstatter.
In 1908 Loetz was taken over by Max Von Spaun's son, also called Max, and although it struggled financially (going through bankruptcy in 1911 and again in 1931) there were several great designers whose work was produced by Loetz during those years and through the art deco period. These included Adolf Beckert...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Metal
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 Nouveau art glass vase mounted with a scrolled pewter mount in wonderful condition ready to join as the crown of your collection.
Rubin (Ruby) Papillon Decor
Czech Republic
Circa 1900
Pewter mount with impressed stamp marks "1670" and crow and lion in shield marks for the Van Houten Manufacturing Co.
Height: 10.5 Inches X 5 Inch diameter
Condition: Excellent in original condition commensurate of age and use.
The Loetz glassworks existed in Klostermuhle, Austria, for just over a hundred years, starting from 1840. But its heyday was during the life-time of Max Ritter Von Spaun, grandson of the original Johann Loetz who had founded the company. Von Spaun took over the company in 1879 and ran it until 1908, a year before his death. He was assisted by Eduard Prochaska, his technical specialist, and together they invented, designed and produced a whole series of wonderful new types of glass, taking out several patents and winning awards at all the major world exhibitions during the 1890's and the first years of the new century.
The Loetz company were amongst the leaders in Art Nouveau design and expecially in irridescent art glass. "Papillon" glass, like the vase on the left, is sometimes known today as "oil spot" glass. Another favourite Loetz colouring was irridized glass with pulled trails called "Phenomenon" glass. There were irridized vases with ribbons of metallic colours winding over the surface, and many spectacular designs with applied trails of beautiful colours, or simply pulled out of the body of the glass to form handles or decoration.
About 1900 the company started collaborating with outside designers, and some great artists designed pieces for Lotz, notably Joseph Hofmann, Koloman Moser, Maria Kirchner, and Hofstatter.
In 1908 Loetz was taken over by Max Von Spaun's son, also called Max, and although it struggled financially (going through bankruptcy in 1911 and again in 1931) there were several great designers whose work was produced by Loetz during those years and through the art deco period. These included Adolf Beckert...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Pewter
Charles Schneider (1881 - 1953) Art Glass Vase
By Charles Schneider
Located in Dallas, TX
Charles Schneider (1881-1953) France art glass vase with flared rim. Consists of red and blue blotched and marbled throughout. Transition Art Nouveau to Art Deco.
Pedestaled foot et...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios Favrile Blue Iridescent Reticulated Floriform Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios By Louis Comfort Tiffany Art Nouveau Blue Favrile Floriform Glass Vase. A classic and must for the most discerning Tiffany glass collector. This vase has the rarer sh...
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios Rare Iridescent Favrile Large Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios by Louis Comfort Tiffany Large Red and Gold Iridescent Floriform Glass Vase. This is a rare form and red color that will be a must addition to the discerning Tiffany ...
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Emile Galle Red Cameo Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Gallé Art Nouveau Acid etched and cameo three color glass vase. Rose flowers are window pained and let delicate lights waves through in a translucent effect, This is a rather l...
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Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios Iridescent Gold Favrile Trumpet Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios By Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Iridescent Art Nouveau Trumpet Vase. This is the one you want to have for your collection in the classic trumpet from in amazing...
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Tiffany Studios Rare Form Blue Iridescent Favrile Decorated Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Ribbed Decoration Blue Favrile Iridescent Glass Art Nouveau Vase.
Ribbed Vase, circa 1910
USA, New York
Favrile glass
12.25 inches (31.1 cm) X 4.3 Inch diameter
Mark...
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Schneider Mottled Glass Vase with Wrought Iron Mount Circa 1920
By Charles Schneider
Located in Dallas, TX
Schneider Mottled Glass Vase with Wrought Iron Mount, circa 1920
Marks: Schneider
Height:11.25 inches (28 cm)
Diameter: 6.3
Condition: Vase is in very good condition. No chips, cra...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Iron
Monumental Schneider Mottled Glass Two Handled Vase Circa 1920
By Charles Schneider
Located in Dallas, TX
Monumental Schneider Mottled Glass Two-Handled Vase, circa 1920
Marks: Schneider, MADE IN FRANCE, G 16/2
Height: 22.75 inches (57.8 cm)
Diameter: 12.25 Inches
Art Deco decorated form...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Loetz Candia Silberiris Glass Vase with Silver Overlay
By Loetz Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
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 vas...
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Antique Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Gallé Cameo Glass Anemone Vase, circa 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Galle Cameo Glass Anemone Vase, circa 1900 Art Nouveau
Marks: Gallé
Height: 9.5 inches (24.1 cm)
Diameter: 4.5
Condition: Vase features red and pink anemones over a white to yellow...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Emile Galle Leaves And Pods Art Nouveau Tall Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Gallé Cameo Glass Leaves and Pods Vase, circa 1900
Marks: Gallé
Height: 15.25 inches (38.7 cm)
Width: 6.5 Inches Depth: 5 Inches
Condition: Tall vase of colorless glass overlaid in peach, chartreuse and green acid-etched with cascading branches of maple leaves and seed pods. In overall very good condition.
Émile Gallé (8 May 1846 in Nancy – 23 September 1904 in Nancy) was a French artist and designer who worked in glass, and is considered to be one of the major innovators in the French Art Nouveau movement. He was noted for his designs of Art Nouveau glass art and Art Nouveau furniture, and was a founder of the École de Nancy or Nancy School, a movement of design in the city of Nancy, France.
Gallé born on 4 March 1846 in the city of Nancy, France. His father, Charles Gallé...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
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Art Glass
Large Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile Trumpet Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile trumpet vase, 1908
Marks: 32565C L.C. Tiffany-Favrile, (applied paper label)
Dimensions: Height: 16.5 inches (41....
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Emile Galle Fire Polished Tall Stemmed Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Tall Early Gallé Fire-Polished Cameo Glass Solifleur Vase, circa 1900
Signed: In Japonism script “gallé”
Height: 12.4 inches (31.5 cm)
Tall vase with pe...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Monumental 24’ Emile Galle Four Color Cameo Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Large and finely carved Four color Gallé Cameo glass floral floor vase, circa 1910, art Nouveau.
Marks: Gallé
Measures: Height: 24.35 inches (62 cm)
Diameter: 9.75 inches
Condition: Very good with no damage or repairs.
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 policy if the items are not as described.
Please also consider Avantiques eclectic...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
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Art Glass
Pair Chinese 18th Century Late Ming Bronze Archaistic Gu Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Near Pair of Chinese Archaic bronze Gu vases. 18th century Late Ming Period,
Measures: Height: 11.4 inches. Diameter: 6.4 Inches
Condition: Very good with ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Archaistic Vases
Materials
Bronze
Tall Wheel Carved Decorated Tiffany Studios Gold and Green Favrile Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Tall Tiffany Studios wheel-carved Favrile glass leaves vase, 1918 Art Nouveau.
Marks: 7062M L.C. Tiffany Inc. Favrile
Measures: Height: 11.85 inches (29.8 cm) Diameter: 3.5 Inc...
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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Monumental Pierre Clement Massier Iridescent Vase
By Clement Massier
Located in Dallas, TX
A monumental ceramic vase with iridescent glaze in an elongated bulbous shape by the legendary French ceramist Pierre Clement Massier (1845-1917).
Massier is widely considered as...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Pottery
Tiffany Studios Favrile Decorated Three Handled Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Favrile decorated glass loving cup with three coiled handles.
Circa 1910
Engraved "L.C. Tiffany - Favrile, 3633D
Measures: Height:...
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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
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 with flared base having four evenly spaced indentations...
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Antique Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Pewter
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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Antique 1890s Czech Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Monumental Emile Galle French Cameo Sailboat Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Galle (French 1846-1904)
A lovely two color cameo vase with a yellow background featuring a lake scene with boats, trees and birds. The detail and fineness of the acid etchi...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
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Art Glass
Large Emile Galle Scenic Cameo Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Galle scenic wheel carved and acid etched cameo vase.
A beautiful and tall cameo vase by Galle. The 18 - 1/2” tall vase has a background of muted yellow glass near the base, which progresses to blue/gray at mid-vase, and then peach towards the top. Brown, cameo cut trees are generously displayed across the body of the vase, with the addition of a boat in the lake.
Signed "Galle".
Dimensions: 18 - 1/2” x 10” x 8”.
Condition: Very good
Émile Gallé (8 May 1846 in Nancy – 23 September 1904 in Nancy) was a French artist and designer who worked in glass, and is considered to be one of the major innovators in the French Art Nouveau movement. He was noted for his designs of Art Nouveau glass art and Art Nouveau furniture, and was a founder of the École de Nancy or Nancy School, a movement of design in the city of Nancy, France.
Gallé born on 4 March 1846 in the city of Nancy, France. His father, Charles Gallé, was a merchant of glassware and ceramics who had settled in Nancy in 1844, and his father-in-law owned a factory in Nancy which manufactured mirrors. His father took over the direction of his mother's family business, and began to manufacture glassware with a floral design. He also took over a struggling faience factory and began manufacturing new products.
The young Gallé studied philosophy and natural science at the Lycée Imperial in Nancy. At the age of sixteen he went to work for the family business as an assistant to his father, making floral designs and emblems for both faience and glass. In his spare time he became an accomplished botanist, studying with D.A. Godron, the director of the Botanical Gardens of Nancy and author of the leading textbooks on French flora. He collected plants from the region and from as far away as Italy and Switzerland. He also took courses in painting and drawing, and made numerous drawings of plants, flowers, animals and insects, which became subjects of decoration.
At the age of sixteen he finished the Lycée in Nancy and went to Weimar in Germany from 1862–1866 to continue his studies in philosophy, botany, sculpture and drawing. In 1866, to prepare himself to inherit the family business, he went to work as an apprentice at the glass factory of Burgun and Schwerer in Meisenthal, and made a serious study of the chemistry of glass production. Some of his early glass and faience works for the family factory at Saint-Clémont were displayed at the 1867 Paris Universal Exposition. In early 1870 he designed a complete set of dishware with a rustic animal designs for the family enterprise. During this time he became acquainted with the painter, sculptor and engraver Victor Prouvé, an artist of the romantic "troubadour" style, who became his future collaborator in the Nancy School.
He enlisted for military service in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, then was demobilised after the disastrous French defeat in 1871 and the French loss to Germany of much of the province of Lorraine, including Meisenthal where he had done his apprenticeship. Thereafter the Cross of Lorraine, the patriotic symbol of the region, became part of his signature on many of his works of art.
After his demobilization Gallé went to London, where he represented his father at an exhibition of the arts of France, then to Paris, where he remained for several months, visiting the Louvre and Cluny Museum, studying examples of ancient Egyptian art, Roman glassware and ceramics, and especially early Islamic enamelled...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
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Art Glass
l.c.t Tiffany Studios Jack in the Pulpit Favrile Floriform Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
This tall and rare Tiffany Studios jack in the pulpit vase has an inverted saucer foot with opalescent wafer transition stem to ...
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Vases
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Art Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo Scenic Art Nouveau Vase
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
A warm scenic tall vase by Daum Freres from Nancy France circa 1900. The scene is a landscape with lake and green trees and bushes in the fore and back ground. The interesting featur...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
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Art Glass
Ming Dynasty Bronze Gu Beaker Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese bronze vase, Gu, the trumpet-shaped upper section cast with four blades filled with archaic designs. Center and lower sections depicting Toadies with very intricate backgroun...
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Vases
Materials
Bronze
Louis Comfort Tiffany L.C.T. Favrile Decorated Cup
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Dallas, TX
A wonderful L.C.T. gold Favrile champagne or sorbet glass cup with engraved grape clusters and wine leaves.
Engraved signature: “L.C.T. Favrile”
Measures: Height 3.4 Inches, diamet...
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Vases
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Art Glass
Monumental Emile Galle Four-Color Botanicals Vase, circa 1905
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
A stunning four color wheel carved and acid etched fat vase with pink, yellow, greenish browns and white on a cream background. The coloring is strong and the workmanship excellent. ...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
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Art Glass
Large Han Dynasty Hu Green Glazed Mythical Beasts Vessel
Located in Dallas, TX
A large and decorative Chinese green-glazed pottery hu vase.
Han dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD).
The compressed globular body encircled by eight mystical beasts of monkeys, Rabbits, de...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Vases
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Pottery
Monumental D’Argental Paul Nicolas Cameo Landscape Vase
By D’argental glass
Located in Dallas, TX
This vase is meant to be seen in a Museum by tens of thousands of people! Definitely done by the hands of Paul Nicolas in his D’Argental Studio, circa 1920 as a class Art Nouveau - Art Deco transition landscape piece. Two oval framed beautifully acid etched cameo scenes of mountains. Lakes and trees make this vase timeless rare and very important as possibly no other ones exist! The principal blue color permeates through the clouds, the snow and the icy lake waters. Browns and purples make up the mountains and trees. The geometric dragonfly carved and acid etched sides show the transition period. Paul Nicolas was definitely showing with former boss; Emile Galle, with this piece that he was attempting to surpass the Daum...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
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Art Glass
Emile Galle Tall Cameo Art Nouveau Vase 1904
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
A stunning four color wheel carved and acid etched fat vase with pink, yellow, green and white on a cream background. The coloring is strong and the workmanship excellent. A truly ex...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
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Art Glass
Durand Irredescent Art Deco Orange and Gold Glass Vase
By Durand
Located in Dallas, TX
Durand Iridescent orange gold glass vase. With large beautiful proportions; this vase adds color and warmth to an important space. Perfect for that special gift!
circa 1925.
Ename...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Nouveau Vases
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Art Glass
Monumental Austrian Fritz Heckert Changeant Trumpet Vase, circa 1900.
Located in Dallas, TX
Art Nouveau green and silver irredescent art glass trumpet vase from Austria, circa 1900. Mottled striated and swirled oil spot design with irredescent blue and purple favrille desig...
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass
Charles Schneider Le Verre Francais Cardemines Red Cameo Vase
By Charles Schneider
Located in Dallas, TX
This French Art Deco cameo glass vase was created by Charles Schneider (1881–1958) for his Le Verre Francais line. The vase in the “Cardamines” cutting was produced from 1924-1927. A...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
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Art Glass
Monumental 19” Daum Nancy Enameled and Etched Columbine Flower Vase
By Daum
Located in Dallas, TX
Large enameled glass columbine flower pedestaled vase by Daum nancy. Variegated yellow glass with enameled red flowers, circa 1900.
Signed in cameo ...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
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Art Glass
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
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 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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Antique 1890s Czech Art Nouveau Vases
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Art Glass