Art Nouveau Jug in Enamel and Gold from Lobmeyr, Vienna, 1905

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Art nouveau lobmeyr jug (of stunning elegance), based on round foot: colourless glass, handmade (blown and formed) / partially cut … Read more Art nouveau lobmeyr jug (of stunning elegance), based on round foot: colourless glass, handmade (blown and formed) / partially cut (facet cut) and painted made after year 1905
painted by opaque enamel, contoured by polished gold: floral decorations existing, shaped as garlands of leaves and of flower's blossoms as well as of stylized leaves. Finally, borders painted by opaque enamel (grey-black shaded) decorate jug's surface, too. Style of this painting is in close connection to decors number 1444 - 1446 (created after the year 1905), made by meyr's nephew / adolf near wnterberg, bohemia.
bibliography: adlerova / mergl / panenkova, das boehmische glas 1700-1950 (= bohemian glass 1700-1950) (vol. Iv), jugendstil in boehmen (= art nouveau in bohemia), page 151, where three stalky glass pieces ornamented with decors having numbers 1444 - 1446 are presented.
ordered by: lobmeyr vienna reverse side of base is signed with golden lobmeyr signature, which was registered on 3rd october 1877.
bibliography: waltraud neuwirth, schoener als bergkristall / ludwig lobmeyr (= more beautiful than rock crystal / ludwig lobmeyr), vienna 1999, page 337
condition: excellent / there aren't any damages existing!
measures: height: 23 cm / 9.055 inches diameter / base: 6.5 cm / 2.56 inches 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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