No-one likes general adverts, and ours hadn't been updated for ages, so we're having a clear-out and a change round to make the new ones useful to you. These new adverts bring in a small amount to help pay for the board and keep it free for you to use, so please do use them whenever you can, Let our links help you find great books on glass or a new piece for your collection. Thank you for supporting the Board.

Author Topic: Loetz Oceanik / Wellenoptisch in a Secessionist Van Hauten Pewter Mount  (Read 854 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline obscurities

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 1799
  • Gender: Male
    • Bohemian and Czech glass
    • Gatesville, Texas
    • Kralik-Glass.com
Picked up at the show we went to this weekend, and maybe the first example of this decor I have seen in a mount like this. The decor was produced from 1900 - 1905 and is a variant of Wellenoptisch.

I have identified the mark as being Van Hauten and apparently it indicates Bonn as the production location for the mount.

This is a fairly good sized example standing at 8.25 inches. It is 4 inches at it's waist, 4.75 across the top of the mount handles, and 2.5 inches in diameter at the base.

The pictures with the black background portray the color pretty accurately. the light background images allow you to see the "oilspot" decor on the surface, which differentiates Oceanik.

I found the following information on a reference site about Van Hauten marks. Same mark on a different decor vase. Different 4 digit number for the mount, but the same end marks. That mount read 1722, as opposed to 2374 on this example.

"This mark is as shown in the "Amtlicher Katalog der Industrie- und Gewerbe-Ausstellung Düsseldorf 1902" (Official catalogue of the Industry and Trade Exhibition Düsseldorf 1902", page 159. This catalogue gives just the Weststraße address. Shield on the right is the coat of arms for Bonn."

I thought this was a nice reference example to post here for both the Loetz decor and the Van Hauten Mark.

Craig
I have been told that glass is my mistress......

Support the Glass Message Board by finding a book via book-seek.com


Offline Lustrousstone

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 13645
  • Gender: Female
    • Warrington, UK
    • My Gallery
Lovely Craig  ;D

Support the Glass Message Board by finding glass through glass-seek.com


Offline chopin-liszt

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 14506
    • Scotland, Europe.
Beautiful!

I just love the green-gold, sort of dichroic effect - it's almost eosin-y. Your brain gets beautifully confused by the mis-matching of two incompatible colours being present at the same time in the same place.
Cheers, Sue M. (she/her)

Earth without art is just eh.

Support the Glass Message Board by finding a book via book-seek.com


Offline keith

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 7211
Wish I could find pieces like that,fantastic! ;D ;D

Support the Glass Message Board by finding glass through glass-seek.com


Offline Paul S.

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 9938
  • Gender: Male
wish I could pronounce it ;)  -  but yes, very attractive Craig.

Support the Glass Message Board by finding a book via book-seek.com


Offline flying free

  • Members
  • **
  • Posts: 12781
    • UK
It's gorgeous as is your other purchase (no idea about that one at all but it's stunning).  I think every Art Nouveau collection should have at least one piece in a beautiful metal frame.
m

Support the Glass Message Board by finding glass through glass-seek.com


 

SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk
Visit the Glass Encyclopedia
link to glass encyclopedia
Visit the Online Glass Museum
link to glass museum


This website is provided by Angela Bowey, PO Box 113, Paihia 0247, New Zealand