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LOETZ IRIDESCENT GLASS BOX w ENAMEL THISTLE F
Antique Loetz glass box with hand painted thistle flowers in enamel. 19th - early 20th century, Bohemia / Czechoslovakia (Now Czech Republic). <P><P>
Measures 5 3/4 inches accross at widest part and a little under 3 inches high.<P><P>
Classic Loetz glass with scaley surface and great iridescence on a gold-orange ground. Colours go from blue to green, purple and silver. The surface top and
sides is hand painted in enamel with a thistle pattern - not sure whether it's a Scottish theme as it seems to have Egyptian Revival papyrus overtones.
Whatever the case, it is very well done in the Aesthetic style. <br>
A metal mount surrounds top and bottom rim and joins them with a hinge. <P><P>
The only mark is a gold handwritten 43 on the inside of the lid.<P><P>
Very good condition. No chips/cracks/restorations.
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1870 SIGNED CARL PIETSCH LOBMEYR ENGRAVED GLA
Antique signed engraved glass pitcher. Made in Bohemia (then part of Austrian Empire) by Kamenicky Senov factory and engraved by Karl (Carl) Pietsch (1828 - 1883) and retailed by Lobmeyr company in Vienna. Made circa 1874. <P><P>
Measures 13 1/2 inches tall. <P><P>
Hollow round base with narrow neck with small flattened knopf. Classic amphora shape. The entire surface is superbly engraved with the 3 GRACES, cupids and winged putti and lots of birds. A ring of very finely detailed flowers and berries encircles the base and the same goes around the slope above the shoulder of the pitcher near the bottom end of the handle. The entire surface is richly covered in continuous joyous decoration. Quality is outstanding. Magnificent nude figures of the women with wonderful attention to detail and tremendous artistic sensitivity. <P><P>
The base has an engraved Lobmeyr signature. Below the feet of one cupid is the CP signature of Carl Pietsch. <P><P>
Condition is excellent. No chips/cracks/damage/restoration of any sort.
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BLUE GOLD LOETZ TITANIA GLASS SILVER OVERLAY
Outstanding Loetz Titania glass vase with sterling silver overlay. Made in Bohemia (Czechoslovakia) early 20th century. <P><P>
A little over 4 1/2 inches high. <P><P>
Irregularly organic shaped vase, like an exotic flower with ruffled petals turning out on the top. Silvery gold iridescent green with the inside a deep,
rich blue.
Depending on the angle of the light, pearly colours change and change and change. Sterling silver overlay with rims winding around the upper and lower
borders and the body fitted with scrolling flowers with engraved highlights. Engraved sterling mark. <P><P>
Good condition.
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SIGNED INGRID CZECH MALACHITE GLASS RING HOLD
Antique / vintage green malachite glass ring holder in the form of a partially nude woman holding up a bowl. Designed by Ingrid in Paris and made in
Czechoslovakia circa 1920's. <P><P>
3 1/8 inches high. <P><P>
RIch, slightly marbled malachite green glass. Moulded into a figure of a partially nude woman, holding up a large round bowl on her back. The bowl has a
lots-leaf design moulded on the understide. WOnderful detail to musculature. <P><P>
Acid etched signature INGRID CZECHO SLOVAKIA under the base. <P><P>
Very good condition. No chips/cracks/damage of any sort.
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LOETZ STYLE ART GLASS VASE IRIDESCENT PINCHED
Art glass vase with petrol puddle type iridescence. Made in Bohemia. <br><br>
Measures 7 3/4 inches high. <br>
Generally oval shape, pinched in a number of places with triangular, lobed upper rim. Superb colouring with a variety of appearances ranging from the iridescence that goes from richest gold, through blues to lavendar, purples and greens, to the mottled butterfuly type pattern, clear in golden greens near the bottom and more subtle within the blues. The colours metamorphasise with every slight change of light and angle. <br>
Not signed as is very common with this glass. There are a number of examples made by Loetz that echo this vase in one way or another, in Das Bohmische Glas 1700 - 1950 Band IV. We have had a very aggressive comment by one person who claims that the vase is modern, made by Igor Muller. Whoever made it, it is a very lovely piece. <br>
Condition is very good. No chips/cracks/damage of any sort.
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LOETZ MARQUETRY SIGNED & NUMBERED GLASS VASE
Signed and numbered iridescent art glass vase, made by Loetz, late 19th to early 20th century, Bohemia.
Measures just under 10 1/2 inches high.
Roughly diamond shaped with unequal, clearly handformed sides, tapering towards the top. Very rare technique of inlaid / marquetry glass, most famously made late 19th century by Emil Galle and considered the apex of his artistry. The glass is iridescent amethyst with pink and white inlaid flowers and stems, bending and twisting in every direction and even leaving the ground of the vase at one point and forming an arch (see 'photos).
The ground glass has a wonderful iridescence and changes in colour depending on the light, much like petrol in water. While the outside has a fairly rough orange-peel texture, the inside is silky smoothe.
Underneath, the vase has engraved signature LOETZ and number 14392.Very good condition with no chips/cracks/damage/restoration.
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The marquetry technique in art glass is extremely rare. The last example I saw was by Galle and priced at $100 000.00
We have been informed by very reliable sources that despite the Loetz signature, this glass was actually made by the Glass factory Elisabeth at Kostany in the town of Teplitz, also known as Elisabethhutte or Kostany, depending on the language spoken. They made glass for many factories in the then Habsburg Empire (including Bohemia), so the Loetz signature is not too way out of line.
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MOSER GLASS ENAMEL FISH & APPLIED SALAMANDERS
Moser crackle glass bowl with enamelled fish scene and applied salamander legs. Made Bohemia 19th century. <br>
Measures 4inches high. Distance accross 2 adjacent corners is 5 1/4 inches. <br>
Full, round, triangular shape, deep curves and flowing lines. Green crackle glass, suited to a deep sea fish scene. Enamelled foliage and little buds / fruit, very delicately done surround fish in shades of blue and white enamel with gold outlines and highlights. The 3 legs of the bowl are formed by salamanders that go from the upper rim, snaking and curving around and support the bowl with their heads. Beautiful enamel details.
The bowl looks perfect, but close inspection shows that one of the salamanders has a crack, well hidden under the enamel. 'Photos show closeup, magnified. Otherwise, no damage of any sort.
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MOSER GLASS TUMBLER W V RICH ENAMELLING 19C
Small Moser glass tumbler, made in Bohemia 19th century.
Measures slightly more than 2 3/4inches tall.
Unusual turquoise coloured glass almost entirely covered in the richest enamelling to be found, which Baldwin refers to as 'distinctively Moser' (page 111).
Blue and white leaves, outlined in golden orange and seperated by a mass of waving narrow foliage that extends to cover the entire bottom of the tumbler as well.
Very good condition.
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MOSER VASE CUT ACID ETCHED ENAMEL GILDED 19C
Very rare tour de force of glass techniques in a single vase, made Bohemia by Moser or Fritz Heckert, 19th century.
9 1/4inch high.
Slender, elegant shape divided into sections, each with a different technique and pattern, all of the highest quality workmanship and beautiful design.
The round, faceted, bottom leads to a band of blue enameled glass, cut away to a poppy pattern, with gilded scrolling foliage. Above this, 2 rich white enamel and gold seperating bands contain a very fine cut and coloured complex floral design, in which the polychrome stained glass immitates the complexities of cut glass. The patterns are cut and very finely gilded. Above this, all the way to the top is deeply cut glass, ending in scalloped fan rims.
The area between deep mitres has a very subtle acid etched gilded pattern.
Condition is excellent. No chips/cracks.
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ROSSLER AMETHYST GLASS ENAMEL VASE HARLEQUIN
Rossler amethyst glass vase with richly enamelled figure of Punchinello. Made Bohemia, 19th
century.
5 1/2inches high.
Frilly edged amethyst glass vase. Tubular body widening at the bottom. Decorated with the
extremely rich unmistakable enamelling of Rossler against a gold outlined background. A garland
of enamel flowers underneath the figure is quite unusual. The figure wearing pantaloons of a
turquoise blue, pink fringed vest of deep blue with a red shirt and white ruffled collar. A high
hat on his head. Pink humpback. Red pompoms on his slippers. A dark stick held behind his back.
Great detail.
Excellent condition - no damage of any sort.
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MOSER BLACK GLASS & ENAMEL JEWELRY RING HOLDE
Dark amethyst / black glass bowl with funnel-like center for holding jewelry. The entire upper surface is very richly enamelled and gilded in a scrolling pattern of hearts and vines.
Glass in good condition with no chips/cracks. Minor gilt loss commensurate with age. Enamel in good condition.
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MOSER AMETHYST VASE ENAMEL FOLIAGE BRASS STAN
Classic Moser enameled glass vase. Amethyst / purple colour, heavilly gilded enamelling. Made to fit into a brass stand with 3 scrolling legs and looped handles.
Almost 10 1/2inches high.
Rounded triangular shape the bottom blown to fit into the stand. Each of the 3 sides is hand enamelled with a fern leaf in red, green and yellow with white and gold highlights. Berries and
fine gold leaves dance around them. Very fine quality work.
Excellent condition. No chips/cracks/losses/damage of any sort.
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2377
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Exceptional 3 colored MOSER CUT ENGRAVED GLAS
Exceptional Moser goblet red and amber cut to clear and finely engraved. Late 19th - early 20th century.
6 1/2inches high.
Base is ruby red cased glass, cut along the rim into long ovals. The shortish neck, also in ruby cased glass is faceted and cut away to leave only slim elegant red stripes on the corners of the facets. The body of the goblet is pear shaped. The bottom half is also ruby red, while the top is amber and red. Both are deeply cut in swags and leaf-shapes. The deep cutting separates the red part of the body into 5 distinct sections, each magnificently engraved with a rose and floral decoration stretching like wings to emulate the shape of the cuts. The amber section of the vase has been cut away to form 5 ruby red medallions, each with an engraved outline and super-fine engraving in the center. One medallion depicts a bird, another a snake, one some kind of temple, one a harp and one a cornucopia. The amber glass inbetween is wonderfully engraved with various flowers and foliage.
The quality of the work is outstanding all round.
Condition is MINT. No damage of any kind. Items like this are exceedingly rare to find.
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LOETZ GLASS VASE IRIDESCENT blue purple
Loetz glass and enamel vase with unusual twisted shape and fabulous iridescence. Made Bohemia 19th century.
A little over 11 1/2inches high.
General shape is rectangular, but the sides are twisted to give a strong sense of movement. The border on top has a gold panel about an inch wide that is decorated with black and white enamelling.
The rest of the vase has fabulous iridescence on the extraordinary ground of blue-purple glass. Underneath in handwritten numerals 2707.
Very good condition. No chips/cracks.
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ROSSLER BOHEMIAN ENAMEL HARLEQUIN JESTER VASE
Rossler Bohemian enamelled vase with jester / harlequin. 19th century. Measures 7 1/2inches tall.
Fluted body of turquoise glass. Round, flattened base, wide tubular sides and frilly rim, turned over and folded with a transparent, slightly gilded edge. Against a typical stencil gilded background stands a richly enamelled harlequin / jester in front of an enamelled berry bush. Sword behind his back. Very fine workmanship and fabulous quality enamelling.
Glass is in good shape with no chips/cracks of any sort. Gilding on the rim is poor, but this does not detract from the vase.
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