Art Nouveau Glass Vase from Loetz, 1890s

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Mould blown, baluster-shaped body with a wide, spinning-top-like belly, attached, spherical neck with flared rim, offset, flush base with ground, … Read more Mould blown, baluster-shaped body with a wide, spinning-top-like belly, attached, spherical neck with flared rim, offset, flush base with ground, polished pontil, matt-cut arrow signature mark (- the symbol taken from the spaun coat of arms was registered in 1891 as a trademark for glasses from klostermühle; it was used as a signature on glasses from around 1898). Shape: series ii, prod. No. - pn 178, year 1900 (old: 8065, year 1899) decor: bronze phenomeneon genre - pg 29 colorless glass, bronze-colored overlay, wrapped with blue veined bands in silver-yellow and irregularly warped, leaving out bronze-colored windows. Model-blown and shaped, reduced and iridescent, in silver-yellow bluish on the outer wall, inside of the mouth opening in silver-yellow. Manufactured by loetz widow / klostermühle / bohemia / austria-hungary dating of manufacture: around 1900 dimensions: height: 12,3 cm / 4.84 in diameter: 13,5 cm / 5.31 in 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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