Lötz Witwe, Loetz - Vase - Cobalt Papillon - Iridescent glass

Johann Loetz Witwe, Klostermühle, Austria – Art Nouveau cobalt Papillon vase – 1900

The body of this vase is made in cobalt, a beautiful deep blue glass, and finished with a green-blue iridescent Papillon decoration, which, starting from the rim of the vase, cobalt-blue spirals embellish the design. The vase has a distinctive form with a triple-folded rim. Ground pontil. This information can be found in the Loetz catalog by Jan Mergl from 2003.

The vase is in excellent condition with only minor age-related signs.

The vase is 8.5 cm tall and the widest diameter is about 10 cm.

Photos are part of the description. It will be carefully packed, insured, and shipped to your home with a tracking code. We do not ship outside the EU and to (e)countries with a special customs status.

Lötz/Loetz was founded in 1840 by Johann Lötz and was a Bohemian company that belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1879 a grandson of Lötz, Max Ritter-Von Spaun, took over the business from his grandmother and kept the name Joh. Lötz Witwe.

From that moment, Johann Lötz Witwe truly made a name for itself; they developed new innovative glass techniques, but also their design and vivid colors were entirely revolutionary. They designed extraordinary shapes and vases, luxury items, sold in luxury shops in Vienna, Berlin, Hamburg, Paris, London, Milan, Brussels, and Madrid. It quickly made them very well known and famous.

It was the period when Art Nouveau flourished. They used organic forms, nature was their model, often the shapes were formed organically by bending the hot glass with pliers to shape it unevenly.
Lötz participated in various World Expositions, including the famous Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle. They were awarded numerous prizes for participation in World Expos. Their designs were well received, also in the United States. They were able to make iridescent glass. In short, Lötz had become an icon. And it still is.

Lötz also worked closely with other glass manufacturers and with various artists, such as Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, and other Wiener Werkstätte artists. In the twenties, slimmer vases were produced, more in line with the Art Deco style of that era.

Lötz existed until 1940; after a bombardment the factory burnt down completely.

The glass of Lötz remains very popular and is collected worldwide, and their oeuvre can also be found in many museum collections.