Wiener Werkstätte Glass

Several prominent Wiener Werkstätte artists involved with the Austrian Arts and Crafts movement created glass designs for Bohemian companies. The items exhibited the same simple, straightforward designs seen in the movement’s pottery, furniture, and textiles. Photo: Sotheby’s Wiener Werkstätte artist Otto Prutscher designed this 8 1/4-inch wine glass for glassmaker Meyr’s Neffe about 1907. It […]

Tiffany

Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) trained as a painter in the 1860s and operated his own decorating studio, Louis C. Tiffany & Associated Artists, in the 1880s. In 1885 he established the Tiffany Glass Company, where he made his famous stained glass windows. Tiffany’s name has become synonymous with iridescent glassware and, whether it preceded his […]

Major Makers Of Art Glass

This table lists the maker or factory, location, date, and other information about glassmakers of the twentieth century. Parentheses enclose the birth and death dates of the artist. Other dates given are approximate working dates of the factory or artist. Location Maker, Designer, or Artist City or Region Dates and Related Information AUSTRIA Koloman Moser […]

Steuben Glassworks

The Steuben Glassworks was founded in Corning, New York, in 1903 by Frederick Carder (1863–1963) and Thomas Hawkes (1846–1913). The company’s glassware included Cluthra, Cintra, Verre de Soie, and other styles handmade in a variety of colors. Steuben’s Aurene, a velvety iridescent glass, remains the most popular of its products. Aurene was often combined with […]

Lalique S. A.

René Lalique (1860-1945) was a designer of jewelry, silver, glass, and other decorative arts in Paris. He opened a glass workshop in Clairefontaine, France, in 1898. Using the cire perdue method, he made figurines and vases. About 1907 he started making and designing commercial perfume bottles for Coty and other manufacturers. Lalique made all types […]

Ludwig Moser & Söhne, Glasfabrik Johann Loetz-Witwe, and Other Bohemian Glassmakers

Glass by Bohemian makers became popular in the United States beginning in the 1890s. Bohemia spreads across several political boundaries that changed several times from the late nineteenth through the late twentieth century. Today the region spans Germany, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Moser and Loetz are probably the best-known Bohemian glassmakers. Ludwig Moser (1833–1916), […]

Daum Frères & Cie

Jean Daum (1825-1885) founded a glassworks in Nancy, France, in 1878. Early wares were cut and enameled, often with heraldic crests. In 1885 sons Auguste (1853-1909) and Antonin (1864-1930) established an art department and introduced Daum’s famous art nouveau pâte-de-verre and cameo glass. Vases, bowls, and stemware were decorated with flowers, landscapes, and other natural […]

Émile Gallé & Cie

Designer Émile Gallé (1846-1904) made art nouveau glass, ceramics, and furniture in Nancy, France. He started working with glass in 1867 at his father’s company in Lorraine, France, creating enameled designs on clear glass. In 1873 Gallé set up his own studio, where he made art glassware, including lamps, vases, and even tableware. He developed […]