A large vase, Johann Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, 1898

production number: 7642; decoration: ‘Candia Phänomen Gre’ 1/215; clear glass underlaid with yellowish opal; irregularly wrapped in combed threads and inlaid oval spots; mould-blown, the upper section with six indentations; pared-down and with iridescence; the underside signed Loetz Austria, matt cut on the ground pontil mark; height 32 cm. (MP)

Literature:
Passauer Glasmuseum, p. 52, no. IV.63. This is a rare vase. The smooth shape without indentations (production number 7642) originally belonged to the series from 12.11.1898 for the Vienna World’s Fair of 1898/99.

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.