AN IMPORTANT FRITZ HECKERT IRIDESCENT VASE WITH ENAMEL 'DEKOR' OF ORANGES ON THE BOUGH BY MAX RADE
The form of this stunning iridescent vase with applied handles was first designed in 1890 by Fritz Heckert of Petersdorf.
The vase is blown from a very pale green glass with hot applied handles. The surface of the vase has then been treated in a beautifully translucent green/rainbow iridescence with hints of crackle and satin stretching .
On this classic HECKERT form a stylised design of oranges on the bough has been painted in thick polychromatic enamels . A contrasting decorative border of waves has been painted to the base. The 'Decor' was designed by Max Rade in 1899/1900.
This is an historically important Heckert vase of museum quality.
C1900
Height 11.5 cms. Width 16.5 cms.
Signature: The vase is signed to the base in black enamel "F.H. 5826 MR." signifying FRITZ HECKERT Prod No. 5826, Max Rade decor.
Stock No. P296
PRICE: SOLD
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A SUPERB FRITZ HECKERT IRIDESCENT GLASS BOWL SUPPORTED ON GILDED MOUNTS
A stunning Fritz Heckert “Changeant” décor bowl in iridescent blue greens designed by Otto Thomm.
The bowl is presented in gilded metal mounts of classic Art Nouveau whiplash décor.
C1900
Height: 23 cm Width: 33.5 cm Depth: 21.8 cm
Glass and metalwork unsigned.
Stock No: 948
Price SOLD
( Click on the photograph to see THE OLD CINEMA website where more photographs can be found of the bowl.)
TWO BEAUTIFUL AND RARE FRITZ HECKERT 'FLOWER FORM' ENAMELLED LIQUEUR GLASSES
Two beautiful FRITZ HECKERT liqueur glasses of different forms but similar designs with magenta petals.
The charming clear glass liqueur glasses are enamelled in transparent polychromatic enamels with enamelled green stems and opaque gold detailing.
A gilded band circles the foot of each glass.
These Fritz Heckert glasses are probably the rarest and also the most naturalistic of all the 'Flower Form' glasses produced at the start of the 20th Century.
C 1900
Heights 16 cm.
Signature. Always unsigned.
Stock Nos: Left glass 843, Right glass 844
PRICE: £295 a stem. 843 SOLD
(Click on the photograph to see other Fritz Heckert 'Flower Form' glasses)
ART NOUVEAU FLOWER FORM DRINKING GLASSES
At the dawn of the twentieth century and the height of the Jugendstil and Art Nouveau periods a new genre of drinking glass blossomed in a small area of Bohemia centred in Austria. This was the “Flower Form” drinking glass.
The technique was relatively simple; the petals, stamens and sometimes leaves of a flower were enamelled onto the out-side of the bowl of a drinking glass, often producing a quite abstract design, but when viewed looking into the bowl of the glass, a flower head was revealed in amazing beauty and detail. Prof. Has Christiansen of the Theresienthal Glass Works was a major exponent of the technique and Theresienthal glasses are especially attractive because the stems and feet are usually in green glass while the bowls are clear for the enamelling. Other factories developing the technique tended to enamel the stems in green.
The period of production only lasted for perhaps the first ten years of the new century and although many factories produced the Flower Form glass and numerous different examples are recorded in collections and museums, identification and attribution are often difficult because they were seldom signed and most of the old factory records are now lost.
Luckily, the pattern books of the Theresienthal factory survive and so their glasses are very well documented. Other glasses can be attributed to Fritz Heckert at the Petersdorf Glasshouse, to the Meyr’s Neffe glass houses and to the Lobmeyr factory who sometimes hid their mark within the enamelled design.
These delicate glasses, each enamelled by a glass artist, were always fine luxury items and it is hard to find a surviving set of glasses today. This need not deter the collector however, as “harlequin sets” (made up from one example of each design) are far more attractive and can be built up over a period of time. Different glasses from the same maker always have an harmonious unity and were often originally sold by the factory as harlequin sets. A page from the Theresienthal pattern book shows a harlequin set that was sold in a locking gilt tray. Glasses from a variety of factories combine to form a stunning “bouquet”.
It is interesting that such beautiful glasses were only made for a very limited period and that they were not imitated in any of the other factories in England, France or the rest of Europe.
A PAIR OF STUNNING 'CORNFLOWER' ENAMELLED 'FLOWER FORM' LIQUEUR GLASSES ATTRIBUTED TO THERESIENTHAL
Two beautiful enamelled 'Flower Form' liqueur glasses with green glass stems and clear glass bowls; the bowls enamelled with an abstract design that reveals itself to be the flower-head of a blue cornflower when looking into the bowl of the glass.
An extravagance of gilding has been applied to the rim, centre of the bowl, the knop, base of the stem and rim of the foot.
These are particularly rare liqueur glasses of very high quality that we can only attribute to Theresienthal.
C 1905
Height 17cms.
Signature. Unsigned.
Stock Nos:
518, 492
PRICE: £225each ONE SOLD
A PAIR OF THERESIENTHAL ENAMELLED 'FLOWER FORM' LIQUEUR GLASSES OF RARE SHAPE
Two Theresienthal enamelled 'Flower Form' liqueur glasses with green glass stems and clear glass bowls; the bowls enamelled as abstract shapes that reveal themselves to be flower-heads when looking into the bowl of the glass.
Gilding applied to the rims, a gilt ring to the foot and gilt detailing to the design.
The shape of these liqueur glasses is a particularly rare form.
C 1902
Height 14.5cms.
Signature. Always unsigned.
Stock Nos:
663 & 324 ONE SOLD
PRICE: One available £195
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A PAIR OF THERESIENTHAL ENAMELLED 'FLOWER FORM' LIQUEUR GLASSES OF RARE SHAPE
Two Theresienthal enamelled 'Flower Form' liqueur glasses with green glass stems and clear glass bowls; the bowls enamelled as abstract shapes that reveal themselves to be flower-heads when looking into the bowl of the glass.
Gilding applied to the rims, a gilt ring to the foot and gilt detailing to the design.
The shape of these liqueur glasses is a particularly rare form.
C 1902
Height 14.5cms.
Signature. Always unsigned.
Stock Nos:
325, 326, 327, 328,
PRICE: 4 available, for sale as singles, £195 each
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TWO MYERS NEFF ENAMELLED FLOWER FORM LIQUEUR GLASSES OF THE SAME DESIGN BUT WITH DIFFERING STEMS.
Two fine and rare 'Flower Form' liqueur glasses enamelled, gilded and shaped as abstract flowers in bud form by Myers Neff.
Each glass has a straight sided drinking bowl representing the shape of the flower in bud. The stem of one is in green while the other is peach.
C1900
Height 14.5 cms.
Signature: This glasses are unsigned but marked with a gold enamel "C" to the base.
Stock Nos. Green stem 970. Peach stem 967
PRICE: £295 each
TWO MYERS NEFF ENAMELLED FLOWER FORM LIQUEUR GLASSES WITH FLARING RIMS.
Two fine and rare 'Flower Form' liqueur glasses enamelled, gilded and shaped as abstract flowers in full bloom by Myers Neff.
Each glass has a drinking bowl flaring out to the rim representing the shape of the flower in full bloom. The enamelled 'petals' are predominately blue, which is a rare and very attractive colour way, while the stems are peach glass.
C1900
Height 14.5 cms.
Signature: This glasses are unsigned but marked with a gold enamel "D" or "A" to the base.
Stock Nos.969 & 971
PRICE: £295 each
A PAIR OF MYERS NEFF ENAMELLED FLOWER FORM LIQUEUR GLASSES.
Two fine and rare 'Flower Form' liqueur glasses enamelled, gilded and shaped as abstract flowers in bloom by Myers Neff.
Each glass has a drinking bowl flaring at the rim to represent the shape of the flower in bloom. The tricolour enamelled 'petals' are contrasted with strong green 'leaves' while the stems are formed in peach glass.
C1900
Height 14.5 cms.
Signature: This glasses are unsigned but marked with a gold enamel "F" to the base.
Stock Nos.968 & 973
PRICE: £295 each
THREE RARE ENAMELLED FLOWER FORM DRINKING GLASSES BY FERDINAND VON POSCHINGER.
Three rare and fine examples of enamelled drinking glasses in the abstract flower form design as executed by the Ferdinand von Poschinger glass house.
The form of each glass is a flower in bloom with a wide open bowl to the glass. The enamel petals are predominately brick red in colour which contrasts with the green glass stems or compliments the peach stem.
The design of each glass is further highlighted with gilding including a gilded rim to the lip and and a line to the edge of the foot.
C1900
Height 17.5cms. and 14.5cms.
Signature: Unsigned.
Stock Nos. Tall Green stem: 807, Peach stem: 496, Short Green stem liqueur: 352
PRICE: 807 & 496 £380 each, 352 £300
FOUR THERESIENTHAL ENAMELLED 'FLOWER FORM' LIQUEUR GLASSES
Four Theresienthal enamelled 'Flower Form' liqueur glasses with green glass stems and clear glass bowls; the bowls enamelled as abstract shapes that reveal themselves to be flower-heads on looking into the bowl of the glass.
Gilding applied to the rims, a gilt ring to the foot and gilt detailing to the design.
Theresienthal Catalogued: Form 1528 Dekor 1723/2
C 1902
Height 14.5cms.
Signature. Always unsigned.
Stock Nos: 107, 108, & 185
PRICE: Three available at £185 each
THERESIENTHAL ENAMELLED 'TULIPS' HOCK GLASS ~ Dekor 1944/1
A Theresienthal enamelled 'Yellow Tulips' Hock glass with clear glass stem, foot and bowl; the bowl enamelled with Yellow Tulips and leaves.
Gilding applied to the rim, knops and foot.
Theresienthal Design shape: Romer 1736, Dekor 1944/1
C 1904
Height 21.5cms.
Signature. Always unsigned.
Stock No. 136, 138
PRICE: £200 each
THERESIENTHAL ENAMELLED 'CARNATIONS' HOCK GLASS ~ Dekor 1944/3
A Theresienthal enamelled 'Carnations' Hock glass with clear glass stem, foot and bowl; the bowl enamelled with Carnations and leaves.
Gilding applied to the rim, knops and foot.
Theresienthal Design shape: Romer 1736, Dekor 1944/3
C 1904
Height 21.5cms.
Signature. Always unsigned.
Stock No. Champ. 130,131,132 &133
PRICE: £200 each
THERESIENTHAL ENAMELLED 'IRIS' HOCK GLASS ~ Dekor unrecorded
A Theresienthal enamelled 'Yellow Iris' Hock glass with clear glass stem, foot and bowl; the bowl enamelled with Yellow Iris flowers and leaves.
Gilding applied to the rim, knops and foot.
Theresienthal Design shape: Romer 1736, Dekor unrecorded
C 1904
Height 21.5cms.
Signature. Always unsigned.
Stock No. 138
PRICE: £200
TWO VERY RARE FRITZ HECKERT ENAMELLED HOCK GLASSES INSPIRED BY ISLAMIC DESIGN
Two stunning FRITZ HECKERT hock glasses of different forms and designs inspired by Islamic art.
The clear glass hocks with hand carved stems have engraved bowls and feet that are then heavily enamelled in transparent polychromatic enamels and opaque pure gold and silver enamels.
Polished Gilding is also applied to the rims of the bowls and feet.
C 1900
Heights 19.25 cm. & 20 cm.
Signature. Always unsigned.
Stock Nos:
Shorter hock with blue enamelled foot No. 190 AVAILABLE
Taller hock with green enamelled foot No. 085 SOLD
PRICE: £295 a stem.
A TRIO OF THERESIENTHAL ENAMELLED 'FLOWER FORM' LIQUEUR GLASSES
Three Theresienthal enamelled 'Flower Form' liqueur glasses with green glass stems and clear glass bowls; the bowls enamelled as abstract shapes that reveal themselves to be flower-heads when looking into the bowl of the glass.
Gilding applied to the rims, a gilt ring to the foot and gilt detailing to the design.
This is a classic Theresienthal shape for liqueur glasses.
C 1902
Height 14.5cms.
Signature. Always unsigned.
Stock Nos:
Left to Right 407, 408, 409
PRICE: ALL SOLD.
THE THERESIENTHAL FACTORY TODAY
The Theresienthal factory still exists and following a recent revival has started to reproduce the 'Flower Form' drinking glasses. The modern colours are much more 'electric' than the colours of the original glasses and present day glasses have an acid etched factory signature whereas none of the original glasses bear any signatures.
A STUNNING IRIDESCENT VASE ENAMELLED WITH PINK FLAMINGOES WALKING THROUGH WATER LILIES ATTRIBUTED TO FRITZ HECKERT
A stunning iridescent vase with a highly dramatic image of four Pink Flamingoes striding through water festooned with stylised waterlilies in bloom.
The glass vase is blown from a pale yellow glass, the colour thinning from the top. The surface of the vase has then been treated in a beautifully strong orange and gold iridescence turning to rainbow colours with a texture that changes from satin to '"fish scales".
On this dramatic vase is a stylised design in thick polychromatic enamels of four Pink Flamingoes walking through water on which floats beautiful stylised waterlily leaves and flowers. A decorative border to the rim reflects the curves of the beaks of the Flamingoes.
Although unsigned, the quality of decor and design can only be attributed to FRITZ HECKERT.
C190O
Height 18 cms. Width 14 cms.
Signature: Unsigned.
Stock No. 694
PRICE: SOLD
( Click on photograph for a view of the scalloped rim of the vase.)
'CHRYSANTHEMUM' ENAMELLED VASE, GREEN GROUND ~ LEGRAS ST. DENIS
An Enamelled vase by Legras, St. Denis, Paris. The glass of bulbous cylindrical shape with pinched rim, shading from clear at the base to acid green at the top.
A transfer print of chrysanthemums in gold/yellow of the petal outline and foliage is laid onto the vase and the flower heads are then intricately enamelled with shaded opaque enamels.
This range of Legras vases was a high-end commercial range and virtually all examples were unsigned although occasionally a gilded number or letter sequence appears on the base.
Four sizes were produced in the range; this vase is the second from smallest.
C1900
Height 25cms
Signature. Unsigned.
Stock No. 750b
PRICE: SOLD
'CHRYSANTHEMUM' ENAMELLED VASE, CRIMSON GROUND ~ LEGRAS ST. DENIS
An Enamelled vase by Legras, St. Denis, Paris. The glass of bulbous cylindrical shape with pinched rim, shading from clear at the base to crimson at the top.
A transfer print of chrysanthemums in gold/yellow of the petal outline and foliage is laid onto the vase and the flower heads are then intricately enamelled with shaded opaque enamels.
This range of Legras vases was a high-end commercial range and virtually all examples were unsigned although occasionally a gilded number or letter sequence appears on the base.
Four sizes were produced in the range; this vase is the second from tallest.
C1900
Height 28.5cms
Signature. Unsigned.
Stock No. 750a
PRICE: SOLD
'POPPY' ENAMELLED VASE, BOLD RED GROUND ~ LEGRAS ST. DENIS
An Enamelled vase by Legras, St. Denis, Paris. The glass of cylindrical shape with bulbous base in a bold red colour.
A transfer outline print of art nouveau scrolling and poppies in gold/yellow is laid onto the vase and the flower heads and some foliage is then intricately enamelled with shaded opaque enamels.
This range of Legras vases was a high-end commercial range; virtually all examples were unsigned although occasionally a gilded number or letter appears on the base.
Four sizes were produced in the range; this vase is the second from tallest.
C1900
Height 27cms
Signature. Unsigned.
Stock No. 613
PRICE: SOLD
LONDON BASED ART NOUVEAU AND ART DECO SPECIALIST DEALER OF:
EMILE GALLE, DAUM NANCY, LOETZ, RENE LALIQUE, LUDWIG MOSER,
THOMAS WEBB & SONS, LOUIS C. TIFFANY, WMF,
LEGRAS, FRITZ HECKERT, THERESIENTHAL,
CZECH GLASS, PALDA, HARRACH, HEINRICH HOFFMANN, SCHLEVOGT.
