Favrile glass with leaf decoration
USA, um 1910
Louis Comfort Tiffany /1848-1933) – US-American painter and glass artist
Marked with ‘L C Tiffany Favrile’ and numbered ‘1118’
Height of the vase: 37 cm
Diameter of the mouth edge: 5 cm
Very good condition

The vase is made of so-called Favrile glass, which is characterized by an iridescent, metallically gleaming surface. This special glass was invented by Louis Comfort Tiffany, who patented it in 1894 and first used it for church windows two years later. This type of glass was highly popular especially during the Art Nouveau period and won the grand prize at the World’s Fair 1900 in Paris.



Condition:

The vase is in very good condition, showing only the lightest signs of use. The height of the vase is 37 cm, and the diameter of the mouth edge is 5 cm.

Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933)

Louis Comfort Tiffany is certainly one of the most important figures in American Art Nouveau. Inspired by a journey through Egypt where he learned about the glass art during the period of the Pharaohs, he designed outstanding glass objects with a specific iridescent lustre. In 1879, Tiffany founded the ‘Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company’ in New York and was active as a painter, craftsman and glass artist for the firm. The special technique he used for the ‘Tiffany Favrile Glasses’ was patented in 1894. In 1902, he also took over the New York jewelry shop Tiffany & Co., established by his father Charles Lewis Tiffany. (cko)

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