Decanter
1904 - 1905 (designed), 1904 - 1918 (made)
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J. & L. Lobmeyr was one of the leading retailers and designers of fine luxury glassware in Europe. This set, with model number 228, was designed and first made in 1904-05, probably for the Infanta Isabella of Spain (1881-1931), with monogram "I". After that it was made in small quantities for other customers until about the end of WWI. J. & L. Lobmeyr worked with forward looking designers such as Joseph Hoffmann of the Wiener Werkstätte and the architect Adolf Loos, but also supplied glasses in more conservative historicist styles. This set is typical for a 'modern' Lobmeyr service made for a very conservative client. The wheel-engaved decoration on the decanter is in the style of the 18th century.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Glass, blown, cut and engraved |
| Brief description | Decanter and stopper, colourless glass with engraved decoration, part of a table service, designed by J. & L. Lobmeyr, Vienna, 1904 - 1918 |
| Physical description | Decanter and stopper of colourless, clear glass. Cut facets on the stopper and around the neck and shoulder of the body and below this a band of wheel-engraved decoration. On one side of the body a wheel-engraved scene with polished details. This features the base of a column and a female figure with helmet and spear (Pallas Athena?), supporting a shield with the initials 'FG'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'FG' |
| Credit line | Given by Mr and Mrs Luigi Anton Laura |
| Object history | Mr and Mrs Luigi Anton Laura bought this service in Paris, from Ramsaj in the Rue Foubourgh St Honoré, for their personal use. |
| Production | According to Peter and Harald Rath of J. & L. Lobmeyr, this set (number 228), and was designed and first made in 1904 - 1905, probably for the Infanta Isabella of Spain (1881 - 1931), with monogram "I". It was probably also made in small quantities for other customers until the end of WWI. |
| Summary | J. & L. Lobmeyr was one of the leading retailers and designers of fine luxury glassware in Europe. This set, with model number 228, was designed and first made in 1904-05, probably for the Infanta Isabella of Spain (1881-1931), with monogram "I". After that it was made in small quantities for other customers until about the end of WWI. J. & L. Lobmeyr worked with forward looking designers such as Joseph Hoffmann of the Wiener Werkstätte and the architect Adolf Loos, but also supplied glasses in more conservative historicist styles. This set is typical for a 'modern' Lobmeyr service made for a very conservative client. The wheel-engaved decoration on the decanter is in the style of the 18th century. |
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| Accession number | C.82:1, 2-2011 |
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| Record created | November 9, 2011 |
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