Details:
Manufacturer: Johann Loetz Witwe
Decor: Phänomen Genre 2/?
Style: Jugendstil
Material: Molded and free-formed glass, reduced, improved pontil, iridescent
Color: Opal blue
Period: 1900 – 1909
Describtion:
This spectacular Johann Loetz Witwe Jugendstil vase is a Phänomen Genre series and can be dated to the period 1902 / 1903.
The vase is blown in an opal blue color of glass that gradually expands to a more transparent color of glass. The body of the vase is decorated all around with iridescent vertical threads arranged in a feather motif. Vertically along the length of the vase are 4 reddish-brown tadpoles with iridescent silver stripes applied.
The Phänomen Genre type of this version is not known because in the period 1901 -1903 a large part of the Loetz archive was lost. Because of the shape , coloring, signature and similar versions, it can be stated with great certainty that this version was produced in the 1902 / 1903 period.
Dimensions:
Height: 243mm / 9.56”
Diameter top: 48mm / 1.88”
Diameter body: 95mm / 3.74”
Condition: Excellent, burst bubble
Literature:
Sammlung Karl H. Bröhan – Berlin – Kunst der Jahrhundetwende und der zwanziger Jahre. Page 195
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