J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
The venerable Austrian firm J. & L. Lobmeyr is one of the world’s premier glassware makers and purveyors, noted especially for its lighting and tableware designs. Headquartered in Vienna, Lobmeyr has won numerous illustrious commissions in its nearly two centuries in business, including the chandeliers for the Hapsburg monarchy’s Schönbrunn Palace, Lincoln Center — which is home to the Metropolitan Opera in New York City — and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Lobmeyr is still family owned and managed. The company was founded by glass trader Josef Lobmeyr in 1823. It thrived during the long tenure of his son Ludwig, who built a network of manufacturers and artisanal workshops in Bohemia — central Europe’s revered glass-making region, now part of the Czech Republic — and earned imperial patronage. (He also collaborated with Thomas Edison to create the first electric chandelier, in 1883.) His nephew, Stefan Rath, who took over as head of Lobmeyr in 1917, introduced modernist design to the company repertoire, contracting with designers such as Josef Hoffmann, Adolf Loos, Otto Prutscher and Michael Powolny to create tableware.
Lobmeyr has never been married to a dominant in-house design type. The firm has produced chandeliers and sconces in styles as various as neo-Baroque, Rococo, neoclassical (or Louis XVI), Art Nouveau, minimalist and “sputnik” mid-century modern. As you will see from the offerings available on these pages, Lobmeyr can bring a sense of grandeur suitable to any décor.
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Crystal, Brass, Nickel
Early 20th Century Austrian J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Crystal
1920s Austrian Vintage J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Glass
1880s German Antique J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Art Glass
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Murano Glass
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Glass
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Glass
1970s Finnish Modern Vintage J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Crystal
Mid-20th Century French J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century German J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Glass, Blown Glass
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Glass
20th Century American Victorian J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Glass
1980s Austrian Vintage J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Crystal
Late 19th Century Austrian Moorish Antique J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Glass
1880s German Antique J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Glass
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Brass
20th Century Austrian Modern J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Blown Glass
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
20th Century Austrian J. & L. Lobmeyr Decorative Objects
Glass