Small frosted glass vase with mistletoe decoration Daum Nancy Art Nouveau late 19th century
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Small oblong vase in frosted glass with engraved and gilded mistletoe decoration, on a pink background, signed Daum* Nancy France, neck with gilded thread, Art Nouveau period, late 19th-early 20th centuries.
This vase is in good condition and is very decorative. Signed on the bottom (signature slightly faded).
Please note: the gilding is a little worn and faded in places on the decorations, micro-scratches and slight wear from time, see photos.
Following the war of 1870, Jean Daum (1825 - 1885), a notary in Bitche, sold his practice and opted for France. He settled in Nancy in 1876 and bought a glassworks in 1878. In 1878, he brought his son Auguste into the business. When he died in 1885, Auguste took sole charge of the glassworks before being joined in 1887 by his brother Antonin. The glassworks' production was to focus on 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 means to work in order to follow in the footsteps of Émile Gallé in Art Nouveau glassworks. The 1900 Universal Exhibition brought international recognition with the award of a Grand Prix. In 1901, Daum founded the Ecole de Nancy with the artists Majorelle and E.Gallé, the spearhead of Art Nouveau. The company continued to participate in major exhibitions: Barcelona in 1923, the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris in 1925, and the Colonial Exhibition in Paris in 1931. In the 1920s, Paul oriented production towards Art Deco in the face of the public's loss of interest in Art Nouveau. The crystal factory still exists and its production is internationally known for the quality of its creations.