Posted 10 years ago
bohemiangl…
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While looking at some of the tango glass Loetz pieces being offered domestically and abroad, I noticed that occasionally the pieces would have a different (crimped) rim, and berry finials and/or feet. Furthermore, these pieces seemed to occur within a small group of color combinations - kaiserrot, himmelblau, mandarin, and occasionally, citrongelb, like the example shown here. Cross referencing those pieces that appeared in known shapes with their color combinations referenced in Lötz Böhmisches Glas, Band 2 (Katalog der Musterschnitte), each of those referenced an Ausführung number - 224.
Ausf. 224 has now been added to the Loetz.com site, and examples in other color combinations may be seen at the Ausf. 224 page here:
http://www.loetz.com/decors-a-z/ausfuehrungen/ausfuehrungen-enter-here/ausf-224
Oh my....the sheen, the 'blackberry' feet, the crimped rim, just gorgeous!
thanks Warren for your classes
What a fantastic piece of art glass! I particularly love how the detail of the crimped rim and berry feet contrast so beautifully with the silkiness of the yellow glass. I love it!!
Gasp! You took my breath away bohemiangel. The depth of yellow and grape feet, simply gorgeous!
Great piece Warren! Is it slightly iridescent?
Thank you, Warren. It is wonderful research and such a beautiful piece.
Sincerely,
Lisa
beautiful piece!
could You please describe surface of the vase? is it like yellow MOP?
Mac, it is a colorless outer layer over an opaque yellow ground. The depth of color and iridescence are what set it apart. I would not call it MOP or air trap - it's pure tango.
Love the wild tango pieces like this! Great piece!
I bid on an elephant handle loetz tango piece over the weekend, but came up short :(
Here are more examples Jericho previously posted in case you had not seen them.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/63695-loetz-tango--unknown-ausfuhrung-decor