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Glass Vase with Relief Applications Loetz Orange circa 1902 Austrian Jugendstil

Name: Glass Vase with Relief Applications Loetz Orange circa 1902 Austrian Jugendstil
Brand: Johann Lötz Witwe
Price: 5941.92 USD
Availability: InStock

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Glass vase manufactured by Johann Loetz Witwe unidentified decoration with relief applications ca. 1902 Austrian Jugendstil orange blue silver This vase in bright orange embodies an impressive rarity among the decorations of the glass manufacturer Loetz. Such relief surface decorations are rare in their execution and especially coveted by collectors. The mould-blown and freehand shaped vase impresses with its upward and downward warped alternation of applied threads in a relief-like convex execution. A fascinating feature is the continuation of the silver-blue thread decoration to the bottom of the vase. The enthralling transition of these convex relief-like applications into a concave spiral, which seems to harmoniously surround the pontil and the signature located within it, is masterfully realized in terms of craftsmanship. The playful decoration finds an excellent balance in the reduced and minimalist form with a simple mouth. This art object captivates not only by its aesthetic execution, but also by its rarity. Bib.: Cf. A. Adlerova, E. Ploil, H. Ricke, T. Vlcek (ed.), Loetz – Böhmisches Glas 1880-1940, vol. I, Werkmonographie, Prestel publ., Munich 1989, p. 156. Marked with “Loetz Austria”.

Creator:

Johann Lötz Witwe (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Height: 4.93 in (12.5 cm)Diameter: 6.7 in (17 cm)

Style:

Jugendstil (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Glass

Place of Origin:

Austria

Period:

1900-1909

Date of Manufacture:

1902

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Klosterneuburg, AT

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU5830227516052

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Johann Lötz Witwe

Best known to collectors for their magnificent Marmoriertes and Phänomen glass creations, the Loetz Glass company was a leading Art Nouveau producer of fine glass vases, bowls and other decorative objects through the mid-19th and early 20th centuries.

Shortly before his death in 1855, attorney Frank Gerstner transferred sole ownership of his glassworks company to his wife Susanne. The company, which was founded in what is now the Czech Republic in 1836 by Johann Eisner, was renamed Johann Loetz Witwe by Susanne Gerstner as a tribute to her late husband who preceded Gerstner, a glassmaker named Johann Loetz (Loetz was also known as Johann Lötz).

For 20 years, Gerstner led the company, expanding its manufacturing and distribution capacity. It proved profitable, but the glassworks' popularity didn't start gaining significant momentum until after Gerstner transferred sole ownership to her grandson Maximilian von Spaun in 1879.

Von Spaun and designer Eduard Prochaska developed innovative techniques and solutions for reproducing historical styles of decorative glass objects, such as the very popular marbled Marmoriertes glass — a technique that lends glass an appearance that is similar to semi-precious stones such as onyx or malachite. Under von Spaun’s leadership, the firm’s works garnered them success in Brussels, Vienna and Munich, and Johann Loetz Witwe won awards at the Paris World Exposition in 1889. In 1897 von Spaun first saw Favrile glass in Bohemia and Vienna.

The work in Favrile glass, a type of iridescent art glass that had recently been developed and patented by Louis Comfort Tiffany, founder of iconic American multimedia decorative-arts manufactory Tiffany Studios, inspired von Spaun to explore the era’s burgeoning Art Nouveau style — or, as the firm was established in a German-speaking region, the Jugendstil style.

The company partnered with designers Hans Bolek, Franz Hofstötter and Marie Kirschner and thrived until von Spaun passed it down to his son, Maximilian Robert.

With the Art Deco style taking shape around the world, the company was unable or unwilling to adapt to change. Loetz Glass collaborated with influential names in architecture and design, including the likes of Josef Hoffmann, a central figure in the evolution of modern design and a founder of the Vienna Secession. Unfortunately, the glassworks’ partnerships did them little good, and the company’s mounting financial problems proved difficult to navigate. Two World Wars and several major fires at the glassworks took their toll on the firm, and in 1947 the Loetz Glass Company closed its doors for good.

Today the exquisite glass produced by Loetz Glass Company remains prized by collectors and enthusiasts alike.

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