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This vase is in good condition and is of high quality. It is signed on the side.
A note: slight soiling of the time, micro-scratches time, see pictures.
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* Molten glass: glass treatment known since ancient times (Pliny), rediscovered by H.Cros 1880, which sought fusible material workable in paste or liquid state. This is a colored crystal previously pulverized and mixed with water and added to a binder to compose a paste; thereof after cooking becomes hard and translucent to then be modeled as a sculpture and colored. Glass paste is true otient by amalgamating cold glasses and enamels crushed. The paste is then molded and subjected to baking in a lost wax mold; under the effect of heat agglomerate the components. (Larousse antiques and flea market).
* Following the war of 1870, Jean Daum (1825-1885), a notary in Bitche, sells his study and opts for France. He moved to Nancy in 1876 and in 1878 bought a glass factory. In 1878, he associates his son Augustus. At his death in 1885, Auguste takes only the direction of the glass before being joined in 1887 by his brother Antonin. Production of glass will move towards artistic creation. The brothers prepare between 1889 and 1891 the creation of a art department that is entrusted to Antonin. Auguste gives it all means work to attend the wake dug by Émile Gallé glass in Art Nouveau. The 1900 Universal Exhibition brings international recognition with the award of a Grand Prix. In 1901, Daum will base with artists and Majorelle E.Gallé the Nancy School, spearheaded Art Nouveau. The company continues to participate in major exhibitions in Barcelona in 1923, International Exhibition of Arts Deco in Paris in 1925, Colonial Exhibition in Paris in 1931. In the 1920s, Paul directs production to Art Deco to the loss of Public interest in Art Nouveau. The crystal still exists and its production is internationally known for the quality of these creations.
