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Just in from across the pond, an exciting variation on a late 1930s deco-era Loetz decor.
Ground: Crystal, blown in wave-optic mold, stripes of green granules with red trailing.
Last photo is taken from Loetz "sample photos" shown in the back of Loetz Boehmisches Glas, 1880-1940, Band 2 (Musterschnitte) and shows two examples of this shape.
This is the first time I've seen a wave optich variation of Ausfuehrung A - rib optic versions seem to be more common. There are further examples of Ausf. A and C (and Schaumglas) on the excellent loetz.com and kralik-glass.com websites.
Loetz Art GlassLoetz was the premier Bohemian art glass manufacturer during the Art Nouvea…