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Exceptional small vase glass paste, signed Daum Nancy * to clear the acid ivy leaves accompanied by small red berries decor, Art Nouveau late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
This vase is in very good condition. It is signed on the side.
A note: tiny micro-scratches and wear time.
* Following the 1870 war, Jean Daum (1825-1885), notary in Bitche, sells his study and opts for France. He moved to Nancy in 1876 and in 1878 bought a glass. In 1878, he associates his son Augustus. At his death in 1885, Auguste takes only the direction of the glass before being joined in 1887 by his brother Antonin. The production of glass will move towards artistic creation. The two brothers prepare between 1889 and 1891 to create an artistic department entrusted to Antonin. Augustus gives it all means work to attend the wake dug by Emile Gallé in the Art Nouveau glassware. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 brings international recognition with the presentation of a Grand Prix. In 1901, the artists will base Daum and Majorelle E.Gallé the Nancy School, spearheaded Art Nouveau. The company continues to participate in major exhibitions in Barcelona in 1923, International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris in 1925 Colonial Exhibition in Paris in 1931. In the 1920s, Paul directs the production to Art Deco to the loss of public interest in Art Nouveau. The crystal still exists and its production is internationally known for the quality of these creations.
