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You are bidding on a beautiful Art Nouveau Loetz ruffled edge handblown art glass bowl. Wonderful vibrant bluish-green-purple iridescence through out. Changes color as as you change the angle of the light. Bowl approx. 8" in diameter and 2 3/8" tall. No maker's mark. Loetz glass is often unsigned. Ground pontil mark on the bottom. Very nice condition for it's age with some light scuffing and minor chipping on glass threading mostly down toward the bottom. HISTORY: Few glassworks have exploited the bluish-green combination of cobalt, copper and iron more successfully than that founded in 1840 by Johann Loetz in Klostermuhle, Bohemia, which was within the Austro-Hungarian empire during most of it's period of operation.l Even though LOetz died in 1848, the Loetz factory was initially operasted by his wife under the name Glasfabrik Johann Loetz-Witwe (The Widow Johann Loetz Glassworks). It retained that name until it's closing during the Second World War. By the early 1880's the Loetz works had acquired reputation as a manufacturer of fine glass, produced under the direction of Loetz's grandson Max Ritter Von Spaun. He modernized the works and introduced innovative glass types and production techniques, several of which he patented. By 1889, Loetz glassware was well enough established to exhibit at the Paris International Exposition, held under the newly constructed Eiffel tower. The loetz pieces won critical acclaim for the "Onyx" range and other lines of highly polished, opaque glass with contrasting veining that simulated natural hard stones. The Paris Exposition of 1889 was the launching pad for many of ther century's finest glassworks and it is widely accepted as the birthplace of Art Nouveau. Emile Galle's earliesr artistic glass was shown t as was Louis Comfort Tiffany's "Favrile" glass. Loetz' work displayed t was reminiscent of Galle and Tiffany with it's display of ornate, free-blown vases with applied slivers of opalescent glass. Spaun was further encouraged by successes at the 1893Columbia World's Fair in Chicago, and he cvoncentrated his efforts on developing iridescent finishes. In 1898, after several years of experimentation with variations in firing, he patented a technique to produce the deep blue or gold metallic luster for which Loetz is known. It is still th emost identifiable and most sought after feature of Loetz glass. Spaun celebrated with an impressive exhibition of vessels he designed for production in the new thechnique in Vienna, Loetz's closest and most receptive marketplace. Within a few years of the exposition, the Loetz-Witwe owrks became regarded as one of the finest and most progressive producers of Art Nouveau glass in the world. Most Loetz Glass was commissioned by the outside designers, and the best pieces were produced by the union of Loetz asnd Austrian designers. Many of these designers were aligned with the Vienna Secession Art movement which included Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffman. Loetz combines subtle but innovative forms with very advanced techniques in the use of color and artistic methods such as feathering. It is widely believed that glass workers from Loetz and other Bohemian factories defected to Tiffany's works in New York City, which would have been a welcome haven for emigrant artisans in the early years of the early twentieth century. Loetz's combination of bold simplicity of form with vibrant, lustrous color and organic, pitted surface treatment crated art glass of the highest quality. Loetz is fine art glass expressing the vitality and creativity of a most exciting time in the decorative arts. See our Me page and See that we have almost 10 years of experience in the Business and Years of Experience with eBay. Bid with Confidence & Good Luck!
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