Art Nouveau Vase Flowers of the Fields in Multi-Layered Glass, Acid-Etched, Enameled and Gilded from Daum Nancy, 1900s

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Important daum nancy art nouveau “fleurs des champs” enameled & gilt glass vase, c.1900 – 39.2 cm

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daum nancy – important vase art nouveau “fleurs des champs”, verre multicouche gravé à l’acide, émaillé et doré – vers 1900 – h. 39,2 cm


daum frères, nancy – important art nouveau “fleurs des champs” vase, circa 1900.

an important and unusually large art nouveau vase by daum frères, nancy, école de nancy, france, circa 1900.
executed in multilayer blown glass with a finely acid-etched, polychrome enamelled and gilt naturalistic decoration of wild meadow flowers, including daisies, cornflowers and dandelion seed heads.
the tall baluster body displays a remarkable graduated ground ranging from pale yellow and cream at the upper section to deep violet/amethyst towards the lower body. The flowers and grasses are delicately outlined and heightened with enamel and gilt details against the finely frosted surface.
of particular note is the elaborate circular foot, decorated with a richly worked frieze of blue and dark enamelled stylised flowers and foliage over an intricate reticulated gilt ground. Comparable daum “fleurs des champs façon herbier” vases are documented with acid-etched gilt friezes and blue enamelled thistle decoration.
the combination of acid etching, polychrome enamelling and extensive gilding represents the sophisticated decorative techniques developed by daum during the height of the école de nancy and french art nouveau.
signed in gilt underneath the base:
“daum † nancy”

france, nancy, circa 1900.
dimensions:
height: 39.2 cm / 15.43 in.
base diameter: 13 cm / 5.12 in.
rim diameter: 12.2 cm / 4.80 in.
condition: excellent original condition considering its age. No chips, cracks or restorations. Minor age-related wear to the gilding around the upper rim, consistent with a piece approximately 125 years old.
an exceptional large-format example of daum nancy’s naturalistic art nouveau production, closely related to the celebrated “fleurs des champs” and “bleuets et pissenlit” series produced around 1900. This piece has an attribution mark,
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