A crystal Lamp Base
A crystal Lamp Base

DESIGNED BY OTTO PRUTSCHER, MANUFACTURED BY MEYR'S NEFFE ADOLFSGLASHTTE, CIRCA 1910/1911

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A crystal Lamp Base
Designed by Otto Prutscher, manufactured by Meyr's Neffe Adolfsglashtte, circa 1910/1911
The clear glass cased in mauve, circular base, hexagonal stem
8½in. (21cm.) high

Lot Essay

Cf: Kunst und Kunsthandwerk, Vol. XIII, 1910, p. 663 (Contemporary photograph)
Waltraud Neuwirth, Glass 1905-1925. From Art Nouveau to Art Deco, Vol. I, Vienna, 1985, p. 210, Cat. No. 196
Important Sale of Wiener Werkstätte, Art Nouveau and Art Deco, Christie's Amsterdam, 3. March 1983, Lot 219 (the lamp illustrated with shade in blue)

This lamp was commissioned by Bakalowits (See Lot 7). The design for the lamp is recorded in the archive of the Museum fr angewandte Kunst in Vienna under Inventory no. ÖMAK, VS 177 A.

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