Art Nouveau Argus Phenomenon Gre 2/351 Vase from Loetz, Austria-Hungary, 1904

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Mould blown, conically widening body on a flush round base, forming rounded shoulders, neck constriction with flared rim, shoulders indented … Read more Mould blown, conically widening body on a flush round base, forming rounded shoulders, neck constriction with flared rim, shoulders indented four times, ground and polished pontil.

form: series ii prod. No. - pn 1259, year 1904 decor: 'argus' chestnut phenomeneon genre - pg 2/351, year 1902 colorless glass with a brown overlay that runs dark to light from top to bottom, dense light green crumbs, irregularly combed silver-yellow threads and silver-yellow, radially striped, oval spots. Model-blown, reduced and matt iridescent. Named after the hundred-eyed guardian defeated by hermes. Manufactured by loetz widow / klostermühle / bohemia dating of manufacture: around 1904

dimensions: height: 11,7 cm / 4.60 in diameter: 8,0 cm / 3.14 in bibliography: - lötz, böhmisches glas / bohemian glass 1880-1940, band 1 / part 1, work monograph, prestel-verlag, munich, 1989, page 157, no 151 vase, page 325, argus (decor). - lötz, böhmisches glas / bohemian glass 1880-1940, band 2 / part 2, catalogue of pattern cuts, prestel-verlag, munich, 1989, page 149, no 1259 (form) condition: very good 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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