Lot Essay
cf. Helmut Ricke et al., Lötz, Böhmisches Glas 1880-1940, Band 1, Werkmonographie, 1989, p. 85, fig. 38 for illustrations of a similar example.
In 1900 Loetz produced this model in an edition of approximately three vases. The decoration of this model was recorded as "Cobalt Phänomen Genre 8058"; the production number was 77. The vase represents a fine and rare example of the Rosensprenggafässes, as well as a form executed by Loetz in different versions. This vessel form, which is of 18th/19th century Persian derivation, was designed to hold and sprinkle rosewater during ceremonial occasions. Loetz, inspired by the 'Rosesprinkler', produced a group of 19 designs for the Winter Exhibition at the Austrian Museum for Art and Industrie in 1898-9. Louis Comfort Tiffany was also inspired by and adapted the vase's organic form in a series of Art Nouveau vessels. Other examples by Loetz show a variation on the theme, but they rarely combine the innovative form and vibrant decor evidenced in the above lot.
In 1900 Loetz produced this model in an edition of approximately three vases. The decoration of this model was recorded as "Cobalt Phänomen Genre 8058"; the production number was 77. The vase represents a fine and rare example of the Rosensprenggafässes, as well as a form executed by Loetz in different versions. This vessel form, which is of 18th/19th century Persian derivation, was designed to hold and sprinkle rosewater during ceremonial occasions. Loetz, inspired by the 'Rosesprinkler', produced a group of 19 designs for the Winter Exhibition at the Austrian Museum for Art and Industrie in 1898-9. Louis Comfort Tiffany was also inspired by and adapted the vase's organic form in a series of Art Nouveau vessels. Other examples by Loetz show a variation on the theme, but they rarely combine the innovative form and vibrant decor evidenced in the above lot.