A fabulous knopped top vase with orange iridescent spotting and irregular purple pattern on a mottled orange-pink ground. It presents a silver collar marked for London, 1904. Some people would attribute this vase to Pallme-König & Habel; however, there are some few and far between historical examples of identical shape and intensity of colour that are signed Loetz Austria on the base.

LOETZ Iridescent Glass Vase With Silver Collar, c1900

Name: LOETZ Iridescent Glass Vase With Silver Collar, c1900
Brand: Loetz

£235.00

£188.00

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The glass is in excellent condition. The silver collar is a bit worn with some unevenness. The maker’s mark is unclear. If you have any questions, or you require additional photos with the vase, do not hesitate to contact us.
Loetz main choice of metal was pewter, not silver. Pewter was the emblem of the Art Nouveau-Jugendstil period, and it was often referred to as “the moonlight of silver,” due to its malleability and rich grey patina, the grey giving the object a bit of dynamism and expressiveness. The metal was provided and mounted by J. Van Houten Co. At the 1898 Exposition Universelle in Paris, where Loetz won the Grand Prix medal alongside Émile Gallé, pewter, copper and bronze were the metalwork proposed to break down the foundations of 19th century design. However, pewter was not equally desired in all parts of the world; and so, for England and the USA in particular, some silversmiths and companies were buying the Loetz glass and then resold them in their markets with a new silver overlay, making them a higher end product. This vase is one such example.