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Conventional wisdom when collecting Loetz is that green is "ordinary" because it's the easiest color to make and therefore the most common, but this is unfortunate thinking to me for a couple of reasons: 1) green is my favorite color, and 2) this is still Loetz we're talking about, and when you find a piece like this, you can't help but marvel at the innovation and creativity that these artists were displaying over 100 years ago! The weaving of the applied "fins" into the six extruded feet of exactly the same length took a great deal of skill. Like some futuristic house on stilts, or an alien landing craft, this must have really commanded some attention at the time it was created. It stands about 6" tall, and about 9.5" wide. I consider it extremely fortunate that there are absolutely no chips or cracks - and grateful to those who took good care of it over the last century!
I have seen pieces like this one in other shapes, colors, and decors, and while there is no disputing that they are Loetz, the original design drawings are not in the published literature as yet.
Loetz Art GlassLoetz was the premier Bohemian art glass manufacturer during the Art Nouvea…
What an amazing piece of glass. Yes, technically a very difficult design and fortunate that past owner(s) took such good care of this piece for you to find it completely undamaged. I am so glad you are its new owner!
green is my fav color as well... i LOVE this piece!!
I do not mind green as much as I did before. First time I see this variation. Mine is in the more common Candia Silberiris with applied green feet, and another variation in frosted Neptune with applied green feet. No mention of any in the Design Book.
I LOVE GREEN (AND BLUE) TOO. THE "FINS" LOOK LIKE THE ONES ON THE PG 1/844 VARIANT POSTED HERE EARLIER.
A question: are the feet pulled out from the mass, or are they applied to the surface?
Al, the feet are pulled down from the mass - not applied. Pretty amazing, really. Look at the enlarged version of photo No. 3 - you can see it clearly.
Magnificent!
looks like both things are at work- applied piece and body of the glass pulled together. even harder to do...
I say buy what you like. green or amber or clear or some other more exotic color... in the long run. it is indeed loetz.. if it's pretty... it's still pretty!
That said I think there are better greens than others. This is a nice green.
it's an awesome piece!
Now that Jericho points it out, the gold/green vases operate the same way: pulled and imbedded, not like the frosted Neptunes, where the chain feet are clearly applied.