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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Austria => Topic started by: ACglass63 on September 18, 2013, 04:13:18 AM

Title: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: ACglass63 on September 18, 2013, 04:13:18 AM
Hi, can anyone help identify this vase?  It measures approx 4" inches high, ground pontil and green glass has some inclusions.  I dont know if this maybe an indication of age?
Thanks!
Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: ahremck on September 18, 2013, 11:29:37 AM
Can't help you - but I Know I would love to have one!  :'(  :'(  :'(  8)

Ross
Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: bOBA on September 18, 2013, 01:01:36 PM
Certainly looks Bohemian circa 1900 to me and an unusual shape. There are some Bohemian glass collectors-researchers who visit the forum, at least every couple of weeks or so but could be much sooner. This is exactly the sort of quality vase that is likely to find an attribution here. Welcome to the board!

Robert
Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: keith on September 18, 2013, 01:39:20 PM
Not seen that 'pattern' before would be interested to see who it is, ??? ;D ;D,welcome to the forum, ;D ;D
Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: ACglass63 on September 18, 2013, 02:34:31 PM
Thanks for the welcomes!  I should point out that the photos seem to make the vase look a little damaged or scuffed but it is in very good condition and as with most of my photos of glass, the photos dont do it justice. It's more irridescent at the top than the photos suggest.
Thanks for looking!
Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: ACglass63 on September 18, 2013, 02:36:36 PM
Oh and I will most likely be selling this vase after I find out more about it.
Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: ACglass63 on September 19, 2013, 02:27:59 AM
Certainly looks Bohemian circa 1900 to me and an unusual shape. There are some Bohemian glass collectors-researchers who visit the forum, at least every couple of weeks or so but could be much sooner. This is exactly the sort of quality vase that is likely to find an attribution here. Welcome to the board!

Robert
Do I just wait to see if anybody knows or do I have to re-post? I'm new to this!
Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: ahremck on September 19, 2013, 03:00:26 AM
Be patient.  Not all of the people look at the board every few hours.  Some take a week or two before they bother to look again.  However, it is worth the wait as some of them have astounding knowledge in certain areas.  bOBA's remark is probably right on the money but as he says there are others on the Board who have more specialised knowledge and it will be advisable to see if anyone else can move you forward.

Ross

PS.   The longest wait for identification that I have been able to help identify was around five years later.  I know a lot about Australian Art Glass and recognised the piece immediately as I have its first cousin(so to speak).  That seems to be the way the Board works best.
Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: ACglass63 on September 20, 2013, 03:55:42 AM
Hi, can anyone help identify this vase?  It measures approx 4" inches high, ground pontil and green glass has some inclusions.  I dont know if this maybe an indication of age?
Thanks!
I've added another photo!
Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: keith on September 20, 2013, 12:34:45 PM
The bowl and colour look very 'Kralik' ,see the bowl on the left,the decor' is a bit 'vulcan' but only a bit,can't find anything else similar, ??? ;D ;D
Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: obscurities on September 23, 2013, 09:48:03 PM
Hello, and welcome to the board. 

Your piece is by Loetz and is a décor referred to as Ausführung 113.  It would have been produced around 1910.

This is, as far as my recollection goes, the only shape I have seen the decor on. It may have been produced on others though.

It is tough to tell the color of green from the pics for sure, but you may want to put a UV torch on it and see if it glows. It seems I have seen the decor on an Olympia Glatt ground, but this appears a little darker, at least in these images.

Is there any damage at all to the applied cords?

Nice find...

Hope this helps.

Craig

Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: ACglass63 on September 24, 2013, 12:06:01 AM
Hello, and welcome to the board. 

Your piece is by Loetz and is a décor referred to as Ausführung 113.  It would have been produced around 1910.

This is, as far as my recollection goes, the only shape I have seen the decor on. It may have been produced on others though.

It is tough to tell the color of green from the pics for sure, but you may want to put a UV torch on it and see if it glows. It seems I have seen the decor on an Olympia Glatt ground, but this appears a little darker, at least in these images.

Is there any damage at all to the applied cords?

Nice find...

Hope this helps.

Craig
Thanks for this information!   ;D
Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: petersend on October 01, 2013, 09:10:34 PM
Great vase!  Good luck on your auction.  I plan to bid on it!  :)

Obscurities, I especially appreciate all of the research that you did on this piece and your willingness to share "your" discovery and identification of this decor!
Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: obscurities on October 01, 2013, 09:37:12 PM
My pleasure..... 

Craig
Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: flying free on October 12, 2013, 07:22:30 PM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Antique-Print-1866-Art-Journal-Manufacture-Glass-Vase-Jugs-Chaffers-/350894162900?pt=UK_art_prints_GL&hash=item51b2ec03d4
came across this print being sold that appears to have an original inspiration perhaps for the Loetz vase.
Scroll down the listing  to the pics - top left page 28 of the journal
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Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: obscurities on October 12, 2013, 07:28:05 PM
Very interesting find!!

Craig
Title: Re: Loetz? Can anyone help?
Post by: flying free on October 12, 2013, 08:41:09 PM
Great isn't it?
Should have added, source: Art Journal 1866 - no precise date given in the listing.
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