Loetz Cobalt Papillon Art Nouveau Vase

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This Loetz vase in the Cobalt Papillon pattern has blue iridescent Papillon design covering the exterior of the vase.

Vase … Read more This Loetz vase in the Cobalt Papillon pattern has blue iridescent Papillon design covering the exterior of the vase.

Vase is signed on the polished pontil "CZECHO-SLOVAKIA" within an oval.

Condition: (Very good - excellent).

Dimensions: 6" x 6"

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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.

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