Leo Laporte Blairsy Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Bronze, 1903

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...

Charles Korschann Czechoslovakian Art Nouveau Gilt-Bronze Figural Bud Vase. Cast from a model by Charles (Karl) Korschann, circa 1899, of urn form, with a handle in the form of a...

Charles Raphaël Peyre (French 1874-1949) A French Art Nouveau Gilt-Bronze Figure of a Maiden Cast by Louchet, circa 1900 Modeled in a standing pose with her hands clasped closed...

Daum Nancy French Art Nouveau Table Lamp. Circa 1900 Antique Art Nouveau French gilt bronze floral formed table lamp with Daum Nancy Mottled glass shade. The special shade speaks for itself and is in pristine condition emitting golds, purples, reds and oranges. The treasure here is the mystery museum quality gilt bronze art nouveau floral base which may be the most beautiful chased bronze base I have ever seen. That comes from someone who sells 25 Tiffany Studios and dozens of other Daum, Galle, Majorelle and Edgar Brandt lamps a year. This one wont last long. Shade signed: "Daum Nancy" Base not signed. Dimensions: Height: 17.5 Inches x Width 17 Inches (Shade) H: 6.25 x D: 6.25 Condition: Excellent with no damage or repairs. Some regilding. 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 Art...

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 vase with silver overlay etched with Art ...

Raoul Larche (1860-1912) Monumental Inwell vide pouch. 'L'Idée, Allégorie sur un Rocher' A Gilt-Bronze Inkwell, circa 1900 Figural Centerpiece, Inkwell and vide pouch. Gilt-bronze H...

Well detailed large period French Art Nouveau silvered bronze tray, bowl or sculpture with a nude maiden, signed Very, circa 1900 (can be hun...

A charming bust of a young lady , it is executed in the lost-wax method in a single piece mounted on a base of different tones of marbles. The surface is finished in reddish-oxide t...

A cast bronze sculpture with original markings. Stamped "Made in France" "LN PARIS JR".

Antique French Art Nouveau silvered bronze sculpture or charger. A beautiful well detailed large period French Art Nouveau silvered bronze tra...

An attractive Japanese Art Nouveau silver overlaid bronze vase, late Meiji period, early 20th century, Japan. A tall and elegant bronze vase of q...

This beautifully made French bronze sculpture of a young woman will wow you with its craftsmanship and artistic detail. The statue is mounted atop a marble base.