Description: Antique Loetz Cobalt Papillon Art Glass Footed Bowl circa late 1800s-1910. A distinctive design feature is the ruffled rim and the three applied feet. Absolutely gorgeous papillon finish. Measures approximately 9 inches wide by 4.5 inches high. It is in excellent condition. Showing a slight rim flaw - see photos. The Loetz glassworks were founded by Johann Loetz in Klostermuhle, Bohemia in 1840. Although Loetz died in 1848, the glassworks continued under his widow's direction as Glasfabrik Johann Loetz- Witwe (the Widow Johann Loetz Glassworks). By the 1880s Loetz had acquired the reputation as a manufacturer of innovative glass, both on technique and design, produced under the direction of Loetz's grandson, Max Ritter von Spaun. Loetz glass was well enough established to exhibit at the 1889 World Exposition in Paris and the 1893 Columbia World's Fair in Chicago. In 1898, after several years of experimentation with variations in firing, Spaun perfected and patented the technique to produce the deep blue/gold metallic lustre. It was named "Cobalt Papillon" for its resemblance to the wings of butterflies and the colour of cobalt blue with violet hues.
Price: 599 USD
Location: Lansing, New York
End Time: 2024-11-22T02:31:20.000Z
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Brand: Loetz
Pattern: Bohemian
Type: Vase
Color: Blue
Theme: Art Nouveau
Material: Glass
Production Style: Art Glass
Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
Production Technique: Papillon
Subject: Bowling
