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Large multi-lobed cut in iridescent glass with colored reflections, most certainly from the Manufacture Loetz * in Austria, an animated metal frame with a decoration of plant motifs, from the Art Nouveau period late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
This cup is in good condition. It is very decorative. Unsigned
A note: it will be clean, dirt and wear on the metal frame (traces of verdigris), some tiny defects in the glass, micro-scratches and wear of time, look at the photos.
specialized in the creation of high quality glass, was founded in 1836 by Johan Loetz in Klostermuhle, Bohemia, included in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1898, after several years of experimentation on technical variations in the production of art glass, the company launched a patent for deep blue glass or metallic gold production technique, the colors thanks to which Loetz is known all over the world. But it was really in the Art Nouveau era that Loetz gained his nobility. Indeed, at the Paris Exhibition in 1900, Loetz shared the first prize with the famous glass designers of Art Nouveau: Tiffany, Gallé and Daum. From 1903, many Viennese artists worked for the Loetz glassworks, such as: Koleman MOSER and Josef HOFFMANN as well as other members of the Wiener Werkstätte. The main creator of Loetz between 1903 and 1914 was Maria Kirschner, born in Prague and later living in Paris and Berlin. Unfortunately the Loetz company suffered serious financial difficulties and was dissolved in 1939. The color and relief of the special iridescence typical of Loetz glasses give them an extremely refined touch. The innovative and original forms used by Loetz and inspired by glass objects from ancient Persian and Roman art are typical of Art Nouveau glassware. Other equally popular motifs of Loetz are the vases inspired by nature and decorated with original shapes in "swan neck" or "peacock" color in iridescent blue-green tones.
