Glass Plate Loetz Iridescent Orange Purple Pink Blue, circa 1900

Made in pink etched blown glass with iridescent and material effects. It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in very good or...

Stylish Bohemian Vesuvian Candia iridescent glass vase with tadpoles by Johann Loetz Witwe and dating from around 1901. The simply shaped wide v...

Stylish Bohemian Silberiris Candia iridescent glass vase with brown handles by Johann Loetz Witwe and dating from around 1900. The simply shaped vase ref PN 85/5151 in the Loetz cata...

Gorgeous Art Nouveau Vase of very rare shape Made by Loetz (Lötz) Widow Klostermuehle Bohemia, circa 1900 Decor: amber-orange colored type of Papillon Form: round as well as bellied body with scalloped mouth and silver plated mounting Gorgeous glass item with vertical ribbings on surface, running from edge of mouth to area below. This vase's mouth is of irregular form, having extremely scalloped edge causing this vase's very special appearance. The decor is quite rare type of Papillon - amber-orange shaded and blue-golden shining due to its stunning iridescence ! Finally, this vase's round hollow body is attached to high holder which seems to have been manufactured especially for this glass item: It is a silver plated mounting made of pewter: This one has three arms at top area, holding the vase / the Stand is three-sided, excellently decorated with floral ornaments of reticulated type - most probably these are lady slipper orchids...

An exceptional quality Art Nouveau miniature iridescent glass vase, possibly Loetz and dating from the early 20th century. This heavily made amethyst glass vase is exquisitely decora...

An exceptional and rare Bohemian art nouveau Phenomen Genre 2/484 (also known as Medici) pattern Loetz vase dating from around 1902. This beautiful vase stands on a rounded spread fo...

Loetz The glass factory, originally founded in 1836 by Johann Baptist Eisner, was taken over. Loetz was the premier Bohemian glass works during this period. It was located in Klostermühle, near Rejštejn in the Sušice district in South-West Bohemia, which belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1918. Susanna Loetz, widow of Glass entrepreneur Johann Loetz in 1852. She renamed the company "Glasfabrik Johann Loetz Witwe", a name that was retained until all activities were stopped in 1947. In 1879 it passed to Max Ritter von Spaun. Under his guidance, together with director Eduard Prochaska, the glassworks flourished as never before and enjoyed its most successful period. Von Spaun and Prochaska concentrated on the development of innovative glass types and new production techniques. Their first successful speciality was a glass type simulating semiprecious stones. It is often called "Marmoriertes Glas" ("marbled glass"). The range contained Onyx (red/brown), Karneol (red/pink) and later Malachit (green). It was introduced in the second half of the 1880's. From the same period dates the Octopus glass, of which the decor resembles the tentacles of a cephalopod. The production of Marmorier-tes Glas was resumed in 1906, in different colours like yellow and white. Octopus, 1885-1890, 1885-1890, unknown, an Malachit, 1885-1890, unknown, The master glass-blowers of Klostermühle had already carried out experiments with iridescence in the first half of the 1890's, and they produced the Olympia, a classically inspired olive green type, in 1896. Similar, in variants of creta green, bronce or Olympia and averse to any redundant decoration was the Glatt decor. It highly contrasted with the more elaborate finishes of that time, but it constitutes a part of the production with a deep sense for taste and quality. Most of the pieces shown in the "Glatt" decors were manufactured for Max Emmanuel in London. The glatt decor remained in use for many years. The Chiné decor had thin glass threads spun around the body in irregular patterns. It is not to be confused with the type of glass that was produced by Kralik. Loetz "Chiné" came in clear, opal, green and pink, Kralik "Chiné" in dark purple. The logical sequel to Chiné was the Pampas decor, green or cobalt blue, in which the threads almost disappeared in the surface, with iridised parts in between. Around the same time the dotted Papillon decor was introduced. The beautiful silver spots were employed on a wide array of models and quite effective on the gooseneck (water sprinkler) and sea shell...

A refined Art Nouveau marbled glass vase attributed to Johann Loetz Witwe, Bohemia, circa 1900. This piece is executed in the celebrated “Onyx” déco...

A large iridescent glass bowl.

Loetz “Titania” Art Nouveau Green Iridescent Glass Vase with Silver Overlay, Art Nouveau Loetz “Titania” Iridescent Green Glass Vase, Silver Overlay Deco...