Lötz Witwe, Loetz - Vase - 'Crete Vesuvian' - Iridescent glass

Johann Loetz Witwe, Klostermühle, Austria – Art Nouveau vase with decor ‘Vesuvian’ – 1901.

‘Vesuvian’ has a matte iridescent bright green surface based on a Crete ground with Crete applications in the form of large droplets (bulged tips).

This information can be found in the Loetz catalog by Jan Mergl from 2003 and the Loetz glass website.

The vase is in excellent condition with only minor signs of aging. Beautifully ground pontil.
The vase is 15.5 cm high and the widest diameter is about 13 cm.

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Lötz/Loetz was founded in 1840 by Johann Lötz and was a company based in Bohemia 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 really started to make a name for itself; they developed new innovative glass techniques, but also their design and bright colors were completely revolutionary. They designed special 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 shapes, nature was their model; often the shapes were formed organically by twisting the hot glass with tongs to shape unevenly.
Lötz participated in various World Expositions, including the famous 1900 Exposition in Paris. They were awarded numerous prizes for participation in World Expositions. Their designs appealed, also in the United States. They were able to produce iridescent glass. In short, Lötz had become a household name. And it still is.

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

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

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