Art Nouveau Typical Decanter with Handle by Loetz' glass Paste Austria 1910s

Beautifully decorated whit Irradiated glass Rare to find with original condition The piece is in good condition and a real beauty! Photography fails to capture the simple elega...

Art Nouveau Vase glass by Pallme Konig & Hagel Subtle, hand blown glass Vase in the Art Art Nouveau style. Special color and technique for any collect...

Studio glass vase based on a mouth-blown bottle shape of tortoise-shell splatter pattern (in red/brown), indented in the centre and clear glass used for hand-applied handles, feet an...

Brilliant handmade hand-glazed Art Nouveau Soliflore Vase, 1930. Handmade and hand-glazed in brilliant colored details. Made in Belgium Art Nouveau period 1930 fine quality. The pi...

A decanter in Art Nouveau-style. Engraved floral decor on the glass and a lovely art nouveau shape on the metal. It is probably designed in Germany in the early 20th century. It is 3...

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...

Charles Schneider, French Art Deco glass ewer. Pink and yellow powdered glass with spots in orange, pink, and green powder inclusions, applied violet handle, circa 1922. Engraved: ...

A timeless Art Nouveau acid etched cameo glass with floral design vessel known as the Prune design by Le Verre Francais. France, circa 1920s. Etched signature on bottom Le Verre Fran...