Art Deco WMF Iridescent Myra Art Glass Vase

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Art Deco WMF Iridescent Myra Art Glass Vase

About the Item

Beautiful iridescent Art Deco vase attributed to WMF from the 1930s Biography from the Glass Museum: Although WMF produced glass for more then 100 years, their period of triumph in glass only lasted from 1926 to 1936. WMF, or the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, was essentially a metal works. They started making glass in 1883 when a glass house was built at Geisslingen near Stuttgart. The company was, and still is, a producer of metal tableware, particularly silvered flatware, and they began by producing their own glass inserts for cruet stands, open salts, cookie jars and similar articles. Glass was never a core business - metal was. The original 1883 glass house was destroyed during the First World War and a new, more modern facility opened in 1922. At first, production of inserts continued as before, but soon pieces decorated with cut olives and facets left the factory. The young glass designer Karl Wiedmann perfected the technique of iridized surfaces and the resulting "MYRA"-Kristall entered production in 1926. The vase above is a WMF Myra vase. Myra is the name given to the iridized glass produced by WMF from 1926. Based on the same techniques used by Tiffany and Loetz, the glassmaker Karl Wiedmann brought it to the production stage after experimentation at the Zwiesel glass school. The glass is a crystal formulated with silver nitrate instead of lead. The silver gives the glass a rich translucent amber color, but more importantly, it comes to the surface when reduced in the oven. At the moment when the glass is covered in a thin layer of silver it is etched with iridescent metal salts, resulting in a bluish green golden lustre with a matt finish. As an additional decorative element, some vases were blown out to achieve a crackled surface. When lit from behind, all Myra glass will show a dark honey colour, which is a good method for their identification.

Attributed to:
WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 7.75 in (19.69 cm)Diameter: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)
Style:
Art Deco (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Art Glass
Place of Origin:
Germany
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
1930s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Normal wear for a piece its age.
Seller Location:
Miami Beach, FL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1946326181802