Hortensias Vase with Butterfly Decor from Daum Nancy

Vase Daum Nancy Daum etched and enameled glass hydrangeas vase. Enamel: Daum, Nancy Vase légèrement conique à base boursouflée. Épreuve de tirage industriel réalisée in verre marmoréin bleu ciel et orange. Décor d’hortensias et papillon, gravé à l’acide et émaillé. Décor de deux gros cabochons appliqués à chaud. Slightly conical vase with puffy base. Industrial proof realized in sky blue and orange marmoreal glass. Hydrangea and butterfly decor, acid-etched and enameled. Decor of two large hot-applied cabochons. Informations et photos disponible sur simple demande. Further information and photographs available upon request The Daum glassworks was established in Nancy, France in 1875 and is still making glass today albeit of a very different style. The family were originally Lawyers not glassmakers. Jean Daum the father of Antonin and Auguste originally took over the glassworks as part payment of a debt. Auguste (also a lawyer) joined his father shortly afterwards and started to develop and expand the business. Auguste and Antonin and later Michel were the main family members involved in the major development of the Company. The Company employed major designers including Jacques Gruber, Amalric Walter, Henri Bergé, and in more recent times Philippe Starck and Salvador Dali. They developed and patented many techniques in glassmaking and were always at the forefront of design and manufacturing. In 1900 at the Exposition Universelle they were awarded a Grand Prix medal and quickly became one of the major makers in the Art Nouveau movement.