{"product_id":"untitled-18sept_10-33-03","title":"Antique Late 19th Century Bohemian Art Glass Vase, Loetz-Heckert Tradition, Iridescent Yellow Green, Rare Cabinet Vase","description":"\u003cp\u003eANTIQUE BOHEMIAN ART GLASS VASE – LOETZ \/ HECKERT TRADITION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA highly unusual and visually striking piece of late 19th \/ early 20th-century Bohemian Art Nouveau glass, with a particularly impressive physical presence for its compact size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vase has an attractive yellow-green to olive ground with extensive iridescence, producing changing golden, green, blue-green, orange, reddish-brown and darker tones across the surface. The combination of colour, iridescence and irregular embedded glass gives the piece an almost organic or mineral-like appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe form is particularly interesting: a compact, rounded cabinet-vase form with a relatively short neck and an exceptionally deeply undulating, individually hand-formed rim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lower body and base have an unusually heavy, textured treatment, incorporating dense granular or frit-like glass into the surface. This contributes significantly to the character of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps most striking of all is its weight: approximately 569 grams. At only 10.5 cm high, this is an exceptionally substantial little vase, giving it a surprisingly heavy feel when handled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eATTRIBUTION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am offering this as Bohemian Art Nouveau glass in the Loetz–Heckert tradition, rather than claiming a definitive Loetz maker attribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe overall form has similarities to documented Fritz Heckert work, while aspects of the heavily textured glass treatment are suggestive of the experimental surface treatments associated with the wider Loetz\/Bohemian glassmaking tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, the vase is unsigned, and I have not found documentary evidence that allows it to be attributed conclusively to Loetz, Heckert or another specific Bohemian glasshouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis distinction is important. During the Art Nouveau period a number of Bohemian manufacturers were producing sophisticated iridescent and experimentally decorated glass, and forms, colours and techniques could overlap between manufacturers. Even specialist Loetz research cautions that attribution based simply on appearance is considerably less secure than identification through documented shapes, décors, colours, factory records and comparable museum examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have therefore deliberately avoided presenting an uncertain maker attribution as established fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe present description should be understood as carefully researched Bohemian Art Nouveau glass, probably within the Loetz\/Heckert sphere of production and influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMEASUREMENTS\u003cbr\u003eHeight: approx. 10.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eMaximum width: approx. 14 cm diameter\u003cbr\u003eRim diameter: approx. 11.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eBase diameter: approx. 9 cm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 569 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe relationship between its compact dimensions and unusually high weight is one of the most interesting physical characteristics of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good antique condition with no damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo chips, cracks or repairs observed. The glass retains its substantial original character, including the irregularities and individual hand-working associated with handmade antique glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOTE FOR COLLECTORS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an object for someone who appreciates the glass itself as much as the name attached to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts appeal lies in the unusual combination of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003erich yellow-green\/olive iridescence\u003cbr\u003eextensive colour variation\u003cbr\u003edense textured and granular glass decoration\u003cbr\u003ehighly individual hand-formed rim\u003cbr\u003ecompact cabinet-vase proportions\u003cbr\u003eand an unusually substantial 569 g weight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Wonder Room","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54776777015629,"sku":null,"price":320.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4552\/0717\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_c5ee2fdf-585f-4855-a581-3aa4f0634ba0.jpg?v=1789724035","url":"https:\/\/thewonderroom.co\/products\/untitled-18sept_10-33-03","provider":"The Wonder Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}