Glass Vase in a Brass Mount

Heckert, glasfabriek, anonymous [rejected attribution], c. 1900

Around 1900 the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts (Kunstgewerbeschule) was one of the leading institutions for training in the decorative arts. Designers such as Otto Wagner, Josef Hoffmann, and Koloman Moser taught there. A student may have made this vase as his ‘masterpiece’; it is as bold as it is elegant. The metallic sheen of the undulating lines in the glass in combination with the brass mount is quite unusual.

  • Artwork typevase
  • Object numberBK-2015-21
  • Dimensionsheight 35 cm
  • Physical characteristicsbrass, glass

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Glass Vase in a Brass Mount

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2015-21

  • Description

    Kleurloos glas, buiten gekleurde glasdraden en "Krösel", messing montuur met brede basis, aan beide zijden een beugel, boven een hengsel, de beugels met drie knoppen.

Creation

  • Creation

    • Heckert, glasfabriek, Vienna
    • maker: Argentor, edelmetaalgieterij, Vienna
    • maker: anonymous, Bohemen [rejected attribution]
    • designer: Kunstgewerbeschule (Wenen), Vienna

  • Dating

    c. 1900

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    brass, glass

  • Dimensions

    height 35 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of Pon Holdings B.V.

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2015-04-30

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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  • Glass Vase in a Brass Mount
  • Glass Vase in a Brass Mount