DAUM NANCY – ÉMILE WIRTZ (1884–1953) DESIGNER OF THE DECOR & EUGÈNE GALL (1868–1939) GLASSMAKER

Stylized branches and berries – orange, black ; series of applications, 1920-1922

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.

Exhibitions:

- International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts– Paris, Nancy Pavilion, April 28 to October 25, 1925. A variant presented at this event.

- 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.

- Christophe Bardin – Daum, 1878-1939, une industrie d’art lorraine – Serpenoise Editions, Metz, 2004. A variant reproduced on page 243, on an archive from the 1925 exhibition.