DAUM NANCY

Stylized branches and berries – orange, black ; series of applications, 1920-1922, the decor designed by Émile Wirtz, the realization assured by Eugène Gall

Circular cup on base.

Blown and bubbled white glass.

The decor made with applications on warm glass.

The rim of the cup is enhanced with two handles made of black-tinted glass applied on warm glass.

Signed DAUM Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine engraved around the rim of the base.

Height: 11.5 cm – Diameter: 12.5 cm

Public collection:

Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris – A cup of similar shape and decor is kept in the collections of this institution under inventory number 36308.

Exhibition and related work:

Trésors de sable et de feu – Verre et cristal aux Arts Décoratifs, XIVe-XXIe siècle – Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, April 9 to November 15, 2015. The cup kept at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris was exhibited during this event.

Bibliography:

Clotilde Bacri – Daum – Michel Aveline Editions, Paris, 1992. The decor of our vase is similar to that on the works reproduced on page 162.