Large Cornet Vase in Pâte de Verre Signed Daum Nancy, Art Nouveau 19th century

Glass paste horn vase* signed Daum Nancy**, with acid-etched decoration of a brown landscape on a green background, with an expanse of water surrounded by trees, copses and lake vegetation, Art Nouveau period, late 19th-early 20th centuries.
This vase is in good condition and of fine quality: the colors and decorations are magnificent. It is signed Daum Nancy with a Lorraine cross and numbered below.

Please note: some soiling, slight bubbles, scratches and wear on the decoration, see photos (especially the last ones).

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*Glass paste: a glass treatment known since Antiquity (Pliny), rediscovered by H.Cros around 1880, who was looking for a fusible material that could be worked in a pasty or liquid state. This is a colored crystal, previously ground to a powder and mixed with water and a binder to form a paste. After firing, the paste becomes hard and translucent, and can then be shaped and colored like sculpture. True pâte de verre is obtained by cold amalgamating ground glass and enamel. The paste is then molded and fired in a lost-wax mold; under the effect of heat, the constituent elements agglomerate. (Larousse Dictionary of Antiques and Brocante).

*Following the 1870 war, Jean Daum (1825 - 1885), a notary in Bitche, sold his office and opted for France. He settled in Nancy in 1876 and bought a glassworks in 1878. In 1878, he joined forces with his son Auguste. On his death in 1885, Auguste took over sole management of the glassworks, before being joined in 1887 by his brother Antonin. The glassworks' production shifted towards artistic creation. Between 1889 and 1891, the two brothers prepared the creation of an artistic department, which was entrusted to Antonin. Auguste gave him all the resources he needed to follow in Émile Gallé's footsteps in Art Nouveau glassmaking. The 1900 Exposition Universelle brought international recognition with the award of a Grand Prix. In 1901, Daum, along with artists Majorelle and E.Gallé, founded the Ecole de Nancy, the spearhead of Art Nouveau. The company continued to participate in major exhibitions: Barcelona in 1923, Exposition internationale des Arts déco in Paris in 1925, Exposition coloniale in Paris in 1931. In the 1920s, Paul shifted production to Art Deco as public interest in Art Nouveau waned. The company still exists today, and is internationally renowned for the quality of its creations.
Diameter: neck 12.7 cm / base 10.7 cm
Height: 30 cm
Reference : F20 4
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