Rare Loetz Art nouveau glass

Name: Rare Loetz Art nouveau glass
Brand: Loetz Glass
Price: 1500 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Rare Loetz Art nouveau glass Artist Loetz (has another signature for export to other markets) Origin Austria Crica 1900 Excellent condition without restorations It is signed J Massi It has two metal rings at its base and top Art nouveau style Johann Loetz Witwe (also known as Joh. Loetz Witwe and Joh. Lötz Witwe) was an art glass manufacturer in Klostermühle (Klášterský Mlýn, now part of Rejštejn) in southwestern Bohemia, Austria-Hungary and then Czechoslovakia. Johann Loetz's works are among the most outstanding examples of Art Nouveau.[1] Joh Loetz Witwe staff members In the Otava valley of the Bohemian Forest one of the oldest glass works was established. In 1850 it was bought by Susanne, widow of Johann Lötz (1778–1844),[2] the founder of the company, former glass cutter and owner of glass factories in Deffernik (Debrník, now part of Železná Ruda), Hurkenthal (Hůrka , now part of Prášily), Annatal (Annín, now part of Dlouhá Ves) and Vogelsang (Podlesí, now part of Kašperské Hory)] Johann Lötz – Witwe, Klášterský Mlýn (Klostermühle), Vase in the shape of a plant, around 1898, Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague Johann Lötz Witwe Glassworks, pair of vases, ca. 1900. In 1879 Max Ritter von Spaun, a grandson of Johann Lötz, took over the factory from his grandmother and continued to run it under the old company name, "Joh. Lötz Witwe".[3] The factory had previously been equipped with a significant grinding shop. It was here that heavily cut crystal and cut-through enameled flashing glass were manufactured. The company started to produce the colored glass in the 1860s.

Creator:

Loetz Glass (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 12.21 in (31 cm)Width: 7.49 in (19 cm)Depth: 7.09 in (18 cm)

Style:

Art Nouveau (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Art Glass

Place of Origin:

Austria

Period:

1900-1909