DAUM FRÈRES, NANCY (EST. 1878)
'LIBELLULE' VASE, CIRCA 1900
£3,125
Auction: Design Since 1860 | 21 October 2021 From 10:00
Description
clear, frosted and peach glass, acid-etched and enamelled with gilt highlights, signed in gilt DAUM/ NANCY and with Cross of Lorraine
Dimensions
7.5cm (3in) high
Footnote
Note: Jean Daum bought a failing glass factory in Nancy in France and in 1887 his son Auguste took over running it. He was joined two years later by his brother Antonin. The Daum brothers were near neighbours of Emile Gallé and shared many of his priorities for reinvigorating the nation through the arts, as well as for studying nature and experimenting with techniques. They employed leading designers who each contributed a different dimension to the creative development of Daum glass. Jacques Gruber favoured oriental forms, Henri Bergé brought his deep love of nature and skill in both botanical and landscape drawing, while Almeric Walter introduced new techniques including adding inclusions to the glass and surface finishes. The Daums business was entrepreneurial and experimental, and always focussed on producing high quality glass. Decoration was not just applied to the surface of the glass but was also in the glass itself.