Art Deco Tango Vase Execution 166 in Green and Black by Loetz, Austria-Hungary, 1916

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Mould-blown, funnel-shaped vessel on a flush base, with a flared rim, made of light green opal-coloured glass; black rim, beneath … Read more Mould-blown, funnel-shaped vessel on a flush base, with a flared rim, made of light green opal-coloured glass; black rim, beneath the rim, a black thread is wrapped in relief almost halfway down the height; three black, flattened oval inlays; and a ground and polished pontil on the underside. Shape: series iii, prod. No. - pn 880 - 920, circa 1916-1919 decor: execution 166 'tango' colourless glass with underlay in all tango colours, with white opal, blue or black, relief-woven thread under the rim, 3 to 4 oval allpiqués under the thread, often with melted spherical feet. Based on designs by michael powolny. Manufactured by loetz widow / klostermühle / bohemia dating: 1916-1919 size: height: 20,8 cm / 8.18 in diameter: 13,3 cm / 5.23 in bibliography: lötz, böhmisches glas / bohemian glass 1880-1940, band 1 / part 1, work monograph, prestel-verlag, munich, 1989, page 233, no. 283 bowl, page 350, ausführung/execution 166 (decor). Lötz, böhmisches glas / bohemian glass 1880-1940, band 2 / part 2, catalogue of pattern cuts, prestel-verlag, munich, 1989, page 236-237, no. 881-920 (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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