Wonderful Daum France Crystal "Pate De Verre" Large Art Glass Iris Flower Vase

A Wonderful Daum France Art Glass "Pate De Verre Iris" Crystal Bowl Centerpiece We Have The Matching Bowl / Centerpiece Available Being Sold Separately In Another Listing

A Wonderful Daum France Art Glass "Pate De Verre Iris" Crystal Bowl Centerpiece We Have The Matching Bowl / Centerpiece Available Being Sold Separately In Another Listing

A Wonderful Crystal Daum Pate De Verre Papillon Butterfly Perched On A Leaf & Flower Sculpture Paperweight

A wonderful French gilt bronze ormolu mounted crystal glass large vase centerpiece.

A wonderful Lalique France art glass "Garance" fish motif oval bowl vase crystal centerpiece. Features the Garance pattern with stylized fish ...

A wonderful pair french ormolu pierced bronze crystal/glass neoclassical lion filigree swag vases.

Daum French Pate de Verre Hibiscus Lavender Vase This vase measures: 9.5 wide x 9.5 deep x 10 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much detail ...

Exquisite Daum of France green "Pate de Verre" large center piece bowl/vase. Signed on the bottom "Daum France". Colors are great and displays well....

Tall French Daum Bacchus vase with amethyst glass top and green pâte de verre bottom, decorated with a woman face, grapes and leaves. Circa 2000. Signed ...

This geometric, floral inspired 1930s French Art Deco deeply acid etched pâte-de-verre elegant flower vase bears the signature Daum Nancy on the base edge. There is a nice weight to the thick-walled heavy glass. It has a beautiful amber yellow color etched right through to the clear. Sophisticated in its simplicity, the design consists of geometrically-stylized leaves and flowers encircling a vase, with a smooth banded edge at the top. Period: Ca. 1930’s Style: French Art Deco. Medium: Acid Etched Pâte-de-Verren Art Glass. Dimensions: Height: 6.875” x max. diameter: 6.875” x opening diameter: 3.375” Markings: Engraved on the base edge, ‘Daum Nancy’ Condition: Good antique condition. No chips or cracks. No damages, no restorations. Maker: Daum Freres of Nancy, France The success of the Daum glass company is directly a result of its excellent management and entrepreneurial spirit. The accidental founder of the company was Jean Daum (1825-1885). He was a financier of the company when it was known as the Verrerie Sainte Catherine. This company quickly hit hard times and it was Jean Daum who took control of it before it failed. Daum was not an artist by trade. He was a notary and industrialist. This new venture was a trial by fire. The first glass produced by Daum is collectible, but it was not art glass. They made mostly clear glass with gold rims to be used while dining. It wasn’t until the 1890s that Daum began producing what we think of today as “Daum Nancy” glass. Daum glass is thought to be made by the Daum Freres (brothers). This was not accurate when the company first began operating. It was Jean Daum and his son Auguste Daum (1853-1909) who laid the ground work for Auguste and his brother Antonin Daum (1864-1930) to lead the company in the early 20th century. All Daum glass is handmade, but that certainly shouldn’t lead the reader to believe that Daum was a mom and pop...

The rare and ancient process of pate de verre dates back to 5000 B.C, and is extremely difficult to master; However, the pieces produced by this method have a texture, substance, and softness simply not attainable any other way. The material is made from specially produced batches of crystal melted and broken into smaller pieces. Several factors have a bearing on the final color, including the size of the fragments, proportions, chemical reaction between certain minerals, and the rate at which the temperature increases and decreases within the kilns. This beautiful Hibiscus Vase...

This a Daum crystal Pate de Verre single flower (it can be a Groundsel) and large leaves bowl depicting different shades of blue and turquoi...