Muller Frères - Vase - Glass
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Glass vase by Muller Frères Lunéville in Art Nouveau style, made in France with transparent glass coloured blue, turquoise and pink, 6 cm wide, 17.5 cm high, 17.5 cm deep, weighing 290 g, dating to circa 1900–1920, in excellent condition with only minor signs of wear.
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An elegant vase from MullER Frères Glassworks in Lunéville.
Following the annexation of Alsace-Moselle, the Muller family leaves their hometown of Kalhausen to settle in Lunéville in 1870.
Having become Lorraine-born, the eldest of the siblings, Henri and Désiré, learn glassmaking at Cristalleries de Saint Louis before joining Emile Gallé's company in 1893. After four years with the Nancy master as decorators and engravers, the two brothers leave him in 1897 to create their own workshop.
Soon their production competes with Gallé and Daum.
Inspired by the naturalistic aesthetic of Art Nouveau, the Muller brothers produce glassware decorated with cameos or enameling. They then develop a specific glass decoration technique: fluogravure.
Buoyed by their early commercial successes, Henri and Désiré open with their other brother Eugène new workshops and initiate semi-industrial production, taking part in the grand Expositions and receiving multiple medals.
After a pause during the First World War, they restore and modernize their factories in 1919 and their pieces will henceforth be signed "Muller Frères Lunéville".
After the Great Depression of 1929, business declines and the family must close their depots in Paris and Berlin, then abandon their company in 1936.
An elegant vase from MullER Frères Glassworks in Lunéville.
Following the annexation of Alsace-Moselle, the Muller family leaves their hometown of Kalhausen to settle in Lunéville in 1870.
Having become Lorraine-born, the eldest of the siblings, Henri and Désiré, learn glassmaking at Cristalleries de Saint Louis before joining Emile Gallé's company in 1893. After four years with the Nancy master as decorators and engravers, the two brothers leave him in 1897 to create their own workshop.
Soon their production competes with Gallé and Daum.
Inspired by the naturalistic aesthetic of Art Nouveau, the Muller brothers produce glassware decorated with cameos or enameling. They then develop a specific glass decoration technique: fluogravure.
Buoyed by their early commercial successes, Henri and Désiré open with their other brother Eugène new workshops and initiate semi-industrial production, taking part in the grand Expositions and receiving multiple medals.
After a pause during the First World War, they restore and modernize their factories in 1919 and their pieces will henceforth be signed "Muller Frères Lunéville".
After the Great Depression of 1929, business declines and the family must close their depots in Paris and Berlin, then abandon their company in 1936.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Weight
290 g
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
France
Material
Glass
Style
Art Nouveau
Manufacturer/brand
Muller Frères
Colour
Blue, Pink, Transparent, Turquoise
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
17.5 cm
Width
6 cm
Depth
17.5 cm
Estimated period
1900-1910, 1910-1920
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