Tag: Loetz

Conch shell vases by Loetz. A fun conceit.

Conch shell vase. Optically ribbed mold blown clear glass with an outer case in white opal and an inner case in diminished bright “Kaiser-Rot” (Emperor Red). ca. 1880s. Loetz, made in what is now Czechoslovakia. Image © 2007–2022 Auctions Online USA Ltd. Fair use license. via https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/307759-an-early-loetz-conch-shell-vase?in=activity

LOETZ PAPILLION CONCH SHELL VASE.



“Papillon” conch shell vase with a stylized seaweed foot with runners extending up the side of the shell. The shell finished in gold iridescent oil spots with pink highlights. The foot and runners are finished in gold iridescence. Undated and unsigned. Attributed to Loetz. Image © 2022 Morphy Auctions. Fair use license. via https://www.morphyauctions.com/jamesdjulia/item/1093-389/

“Candia Papillon” conch shell vase. ca. 1896. Loetz, made in what is now Czechoslovakia. Image © 1stDibs.com, Inc. 2022. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/vases-vessels/vases/loetz-conch-shell-vase-candia-papillion-ca1896/id-f_1037842/

Smoker sets. Mostly Jugendstil. One by Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstätte. Almost makes me want to start smoking again (not).

Art Nouveau Iridescent Feathered Glass Smoking Set 4 PC

Phänomen Genre 829 smoking set with two holders for cigarettes or cigars and an ashtray sitting on a brass tray. ca. 1900. Jugendstil. Bohemian. Iridescent feathered glass and brass. Loetz, maker. Image via © 1998-2021 Ruby Lane, Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.rubylane.com/item/518922-1213skm/Art-Nouveau-Loetz-Iridescent-Feathered-Glass

Complete smoker’s set with tray, cigarette holders and ashtray along with a match holder. 1923. Wiener Werkstätte. Brass. Made in Austria and designed by Josef Hoffmann. Maker’s marks: marked at the rim with “Wiener Werk Statte” in three rows, “Made in Austria” and the Josef Hoffmann signet “JH”. Image © 1stDibs.com, Inc. 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/dining-entertaining/ashtrays/smokers-set-josef-hoffmann-wiener-werkstatte-circa-1923-austrian-jugendstil/id-f_20693992/

Smoking set in brass and copper with a ornately decorated copper plate and two tobacco bowls, an ashtray and a match holder all with externally mounted brass stands. ca. 1915. Jugendstil. Austrian. Maker not known. Image © 1stDibs.com, Inc. 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/more-furniture-collectibles/collectibles-curiosities/tobacco-accessories/smoking-set-plate-copper-brass-art-nouveau-austria-circa-1915/id-f_17750102/#skuId=f_17750102S1

Four piece smoking set with cigarette and match holders, ashtray and tray. ca. 1910. Made in Vienna, Austria. Silver plate and crystal glass. Argentor – Werke Rust and Hetzel. Image © 2021 Catawiki. Fair use license. via https://www.catawiki.com/l/17803997-argentor-4-piece-jugendstil-silver-plated-smoking-set

Jugendstil art glass. Austrian. ca. 1906. Leopold Bauer in a collaboration with glass manufacturer Johann Loetz-Witwe Klostermuhl.

Vase. Ausfuehrung 146 design. ca. 1906.
Vase. Ausfuehrung 146 design. ca. 1906. Iridescent mouthblown glass. Image © 2019 Kunsthandel Kolhammer, Vienna. Fair use license. via https://www.kunsthammer.at/en/shop/catalog/0/product/loetz-vase-leopold-bauer-ausfuehrung-146/show/

"Flammarion" vase. Gre 2534. ca. 1906.
“Flammarion” vase. ca. 1906. Listed as form 4214 in Ricke. Image © 2007–2019 Auctions Online USA Ltd. Fair use license. via https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/90273-loetz-flammarion-genre-2534-by-leopold-b

"Titania" vase. Gre 4252. ca. 1907.
“Titania” vase. Gre 4252. ca. 1907. Image © 1stdibs, Inc. 2019. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/dining-entertaining/glass/loetz-rare-leopold-bauer-vase-titania-gre-4252-collectors-highlight-ca-1907/id-f_1028034/

Glasses in jewel-colored glass with silver overlays. So pretty they almost don’t need flowers. Art Nouveau from the turn of the century a few centuries back. Made by Alvin Silver which imported the glass vases and applied the silver overlay, by a process they held the patent for.

Vase. ca. 1900.
Vase with glass in blue and purple with peach. ca. 1900. Glass attributed to Loetz with an Alvin Silver overlay. Image © 2019 Spencer Marks Ltd. Fair use license. via https://www.spencermarks.com/products/loetz-glass-attributed-with-alvin-silver-overlay-vase-c-1900

Vase. ca. 1900.
Vase with cranberry glass and an iris silver overlay motif. ca. 1900. Glass from an unknown maker with an Alvin silver overlay. Image © 2019 Heritage Auctions. Fair use license. via https://www.pinterest.com/pin/217861700695486742/?lp=true

Cobalt blue aurene bud vase. ca, 1900.
Cobalt blue aurene bud vase. ca, 1900. Loetz glass with an Alvin sterling silver overlay. Image © 2012 LR Antiques, Houston. Fair use license. via https://lrantiques.com/products-page/austria/0745-loetz-sterling-silver-overlay-cobalt-blue-aurene-bud-vase/