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Large baluster-shaped vase in blown glass with an interlayer decoration of gold and silver leaves exploded by blowing, signed Muller Frèeres Lunéville *, vintage early 20th century.
This vase is in good condition and is very decorative. Signed see photos.
A note: micro-scratches and slight wear of time, see photos.
Founders of the Muller Frères glassworks, were art glassmakers of the Art Nouveau era. The family included nine talented members including Eugène Muller (1883-1917), Désiré Muller (1877-1952) and Henri Muller. The Muller family, originally from Kalhausen (Moselle), settled in Lunéville in 1870. Three of the brothers, Henri, Désiré and Eugène were recruited by Emile Gallé as clerks or engravers and decorators on glass. But, in 1897, Henri Muller will leave Emile Gallé, taking with him many secrets. He created his own glass decoration workshop in Lunéville where he was joined by his other brothers, his sister and his father. His production was in direct competition with that of Gallé. The glasses are then blown in Croismare, in the Hinzelin gobeleterie, then decorated in Lunéville. Many pieces will come out, of good technical quality and very similar to those produced in the Gallé factory in Nancy: vases, lamps and typical Art Nouveau knickknacks. The production is often multi-layered, wheel-cut or acid-etched glass with naturalistic depictions.
