Large Art Nouveau Vase PG Ruby 6893 from Loetz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, 1898

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Large, mould-blown vase on a broad foot, widening upwards in a bud-like shape from a slender shaft, with a flared … Read more Large, mould-blown vase on a broad foot, widening upwards in a bud-like shape from a slender shaft, with a flared rim above a slight constriction, colourless glass with a ruby-coloured underglaze, regularly and densely interwoven with silvery-yellow threads veined in milky white to yellow, distorted into a wave pattern by a 12-ribbed mould, reduced and iridescent with shimmering gold and blue hues, ground and polished pontil on the underside. Shape: series i, prod. Nr. - pn 7792, year 1898 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 12-part ribbed pattern to form a wave decoration, reduced and iridescent gold and blue. Manufactured by loetz widow / klostermühle / bohemia dating of manufacture: circa 1898 size: height: 32,2 cm / 12.67 in diameter: 12,5 cm / 4.92 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 phaenomen gre 6893 / decor lötz, böhmisches glas / bohemian glass 1880 - 1940, band 2 / part 2, catalogue of pattern cuts, prestel-verlag, munich, 1989, page 41, number 7792 / 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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