Art Nouveau PG Ruby 6893 Vase in Pressed Glass with Wavy Rim from Loetz, Bohemia, 1899

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Finest bohemian art nouveau glass vase: blown into form globular body with three large indentations all round, a short, funnel-shaped, … Read more Finest bohemian art nouveau glass vase: blown into form globular body with three large indentations all round, a short, funnel-shaped, flared neck with a 16-lobed rim; on a flush stand with a ground-off and polished pontil. Shape: series i, prod. Nr. - pn 7993, year 1899 (new 119, 1900) decor: phenomenon genre - pg ruby 6893 ruby glass underlay, colorless top layer covered over a large area with milky-white to yellow veined silver-yellow threads regularly and closely interwoven, warped in a 16-part ribbed pattern to form a wave decoration, reduced and iridescent gold and blue.

manufactured by loetz widow / klostermühle / bohemia dating of manufacture: around 1899 size: height: 13,0 cm / 5.11 in diameter: 14,5 cm / 5.70 in bibliography: lötz, böhmisches glas / bohemian glass 1880 - 1940, band 1 / part 1, work monograph, prestel-verlag, munich, 1989, page 103, nr. 66 vase, page 329 phänomen gre 6893 / decor lötz, böhmisches glas / bohemian glass 1880 - 1940, band 2 / part 2, catalogue of pattern cuts, prestel-verlag, munich, 1989, page 54, nr. 7993 / 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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