Topic: No ID Needed Posting for fun!! A little show and tell. Loetz White Argentan.

[obscurities]

I am posting this for fun as I just received it in the mail. Purchased off ebay as a second piece of glass with a small Loetz Rusticana. I really had an interest in this piece that was simply described as a small clear vase with silver foil, and little interest in the small green piece accurately identified as Loetz. Upon enlarging the listing pic, which was not great to begin with, I decided that I thought it was a piece of rare Loetz White Argentan, the term they used for the clear version of the decor. It is small, standing approx 3.75 inches tall and approx 3.5 inches wide at the body.  Most pieces of Argentan in any color are typically short...under 5 inches in height. I could not be sure until it arrived, and have anxiously awaited the postman for the last few days. Upon receiving it, my suspicions were confirmed and I was the proud owner of this rare little vase.

As most of you would say... I am Chuffed....   :thup:

Craig

[Paul S.]

Craig  -  congratulations, really great when a plan comes together.  thanks for sharing your excitement :hiclp:

[flying free]

oooh that's very pretty!
Love the effect of the silver in the clear - quite ethereal.
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[Lustrousstone]

Nice one, well done  :rah: :rah: :rah:

[Anne]

Beautiful, Craig!  :mrgreen: Congrats!  :rah:

[keith]

Great find Craig,don't think I've seen one of those before.

[antiquerose123]

 :hiclp: :hiclp: :thup:   Love it !!    :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[obscurities]

Keith, It is a pretty rare decor....  not seen all that often. The Passau has 6 pieces of Argentan in their cases, I am now lucky enough to have 3.....  This one, and my large pair of Rosa Argentan vases. 

Craig

[keith]

Will keep my eyes peeled for one at the next months fair,it's been quite good recently you never know(hope,hope)

[obscurities]

Keith, You can find Murano pieces which can appear similar. A couple of characteristics you will find in these pieces that the Murano foil pieces generally do not have are:

1) Optic ribbing in the body of the vase. Both this piece and my Rosa pair have similar optic ribbing in the glass, and many examples I have images of have the same characteristic.
2) A pontil. The Italian pieces which can bear some resemblance to the Loetz decor are generally found with flat ground and polished bases.

My Rosa pair were actually listed and sold as Italian glass, and when I purchased them I was unaware of the Argentan decor, and I had been looking at Loetz and other Czech glass for years.....   It was only 6 months later that I figured out what they were. When I first got them I knew they were not Italian due to the pontil they had, and the general "feel" of them.

I never in a million years expected that I could buy another example of the decor on ebay, especially in a listing that had Loetz in the title!!  You never know where the next treasure is going to come from.....  And I am a firm believer that if you don't look, no matter how unlikely, you will never find anything....

Based on the stuff you do come up with, it would not surprise me if you uncover one somewhere..... You seem to have a great eye, strong persistence, and some good luck.....

Craig