Loetz style Art Nouveau iridescent ruby glass ‘Lily pad’ Inkwell
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Loetz style Art Nouveau iridescent ruby glass ‘Lily pad’ Inkwell
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Loetz style Art Nouveau iridescent ruby glass ‘Lily pad’ Inkwell:
the lily pad hinged lid marked ‘O.E.P. 10385 DRGM 168 180’ for Osterreiches Patent and German Reich Registered Design. Circa 1903-1906.
Height: | 2" | - | 5.0cm |
Width: | 5¼" | - | 13.0cm |
Glossary Words
Art Nouveau
Late 19th and early 20th Century style originating in France and Belgium. Its influence spread all over Europe and America through periodicals like the Studio magazine. Typical characteristics were the whiplash, stylised swirling flower and plant motifs, female forms and sometimes sinister-looking insects. See Gallé, Lalique, Daum..