Art Nouveau Etched Glass Vase Goblet in White & Black from Hans Bolek for Johann Loetz Witwe, 1890s

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Austrian jugendstil glass goblet with etched decoration opel black ca. 1915 designed by hans bolek manufactured by johann loetz witwe … Read more Austrian jugendstil glass goblet with etched decoration opel black ca. 1915 designed by hans bolek manufactured by johann loetz witwe between 1912 and 1917, the architect hans bolek supplied numerous form and decor designs for the glass manufactory johann loetz witwe. In the run-up to the werkbund exhibition in cologne in 1914, he also intensively studied the historical vessel shape of the goblet, as evidenced by some of the designs realized for this exhibition. Here bolek once again varies the theme of the decor “opal außen schwarz” and places the distinctive heart-shaped motif on the shaft of the goblet. He retains the division into a vegetal-ornamental and a geometrically structured part and additionally staircases the vase several times. With the stepping he anticipates what was to become a modern stylistic element in art deco a few years later. Bib.: com. Decor in e. Ploil, h. Ricke e.a. (ed.), „loetz – böhmisches glas 1880-1940“, werkmonographie, vol. I, prestel, munich 1989, p. 284; e. Ploil, h. Ricke e.a. (ed.), loetz – böhmisches glas 1880-1940, band 2, musterschnitte, prestel verlag, munich 1989, paper pattern goblet mod. No. Iii-805, p. 233; see hans bolek in e. Ploil, im kinsky editionen (ed.), „wiener gläser. Österreichischer werkbund, köln 1914“, vienna 2014, p. 116-147. I have official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs,
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