An Art Nouveau miniature vase with ships
Daum Frères Verrerie de Nancy
Lot-No. 627
Proceeds : 700 €
Nancy, around 1910/15. Flashed glass. Decorated between the layers with yellow flour meltings, outside on matted ground etched decor with ships, painted in Schwarzlot. Inscribed at the bottom: Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine (in black). H. 4 cm. - The glass factory was founded in 1875 by Jean Daum Nancy (1825-85) and continued by his sons Auguste (1854-1909) and Antonin (1864-1930). The brothers are beside Emile Gallé the most important artistes of the Ecole de Nancy. In particular, the technique of melted glass powder (Verre de Jade) was perfected by them. Around 1900 major artists like Henri Bergé or Almaric Walter are working as a designer for the Daum brothers.
Daum Frères: An Art Nouveau miniature vase with ships
Daum Frères Verrerie de Nancy
An Art Nouveau miniature vase with ships
Lot-No. 627
Proceeds : 700 €
Nancy, around 1910/15. Flashed glass. Decorated between the layers with yellow flour meltings, outside on matted ground etched decor with ships, painted in Schwarzlot. Inscribed at the bottom: Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine (in black). H. 4 cm. - The glass factory was founded in 1875 by Jean Daum Nancy (1825-85) and continued by his sons Auguste (1854-1909) and Antonin (1864-1930). The brothers are beside Emile Gallé the most important artistes of the Ecole de Nancy. In particular, the technique of melted glass powder (Verre de Jade) was perfected by them. Around 1900 major artists like Henri Bergé or Almaric Walter are working as a designer for the Daum brothers.
