Condition: New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable). Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. See the seller's listing for full details. ,Brand: Daum,Type: vase,Material: Crystal,Country of Origin: France Daum was a crystal factory in Nancy in France, founded in 1878 by Jean Daum. His sons, Auguste Daum and Antonin Daum, oversaw the growth during the Art Nouveau period. Daum is currently only the commercial brand of crystal artistic objects, produced with the use of glass paste (pĢte de verre) and a technique of casting in a refractory mold with subsequent baking in the oven.The Daum brothers quickly became a major forces of the Art Nouveau movement, seriously rivaling GallĬ, so much so that when he died in 1904 they became the leaders in the decorated glass sector. so that since the 1930s the glass panes in Daum's windows were made of colored glass in paste, rather than leaded or painted glass. Even today Daum uses this method to produce his objects and sculptures.