Art Nouveau Cameo Long Neck Vase with Daphne Decor, Daum Nancy, France, 1910/15, 1890s

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Delicate Art Nouveau cameo vase of the early 20th century: Baluster-shaped stem vase with bulbous base on a stand ring … Read more Delicate Art Nouveau cameo vase of the early 20th century: Baluster-shaped stem vase with bulbous base on a stand ring with long, slender, curved neck, colorless glass with flaky white yellow and light blue, in the stand area with light green powder meltings, with highly etched and in colored enamel painted delicate daphne decoration, satin-finished surface in the background, relief signature 'DAUM NANCY' with Lorraine cross on the wall in the lower area, between the branches. Technique: Handmade cameo glass Glass overlaid with several layers, with high-cut worked out motifs. Since the middle of the 19th century, the design has also been done by etching. Cameo glass vessels were already being made in antiquity; cameo glass vessels were already being made in ancient times, and at the end of the 19th century this glass art was further developed, especially in Nancy. Manufactory: Daum Frères / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: 1910 - 1915 Dimensions: Height: 21,8 cm / 8.58 in Diameter largest: 6,3 cm / 2.48 in Bibliographie: Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon ( = Encyclopedia of Glass Marks ), Stuttgart (Germany) 1997, Signature number 2989 on page 148, and page 561: Daum Frères & Cie, Verreries de Nancy. Condition: excellent. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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