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.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Glass, blown, cut and engraved |
| Brief description | Decanter and stopper with cooling vessel, colourless glass with engraved decoration, part of a table service, designed by J. & L. Lobmeyr, Vienna, 1904 - 1918 |
| Physical description | Decanter, stopper and cooling vessel, of colourless, clear glass. The bottom part of the decanter fits into the cooling vessel and together make the shape of a large decanter. There are cut flutes on the stopper and around the neck and shoulder of the decanter and directly underneath is a band of wheel-engraved decoration. There are cut flutes around the lower part of the cooling vessel and above that a band of wheel-engraved decoration. |
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| 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. |
| Historical context | The lower part of this decanter fits neatly in the cooling vessel underneath which would have been filled with water and ice so it would cool the contents of the decanter. |
| 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. |
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| Accession number | C.83:1 to 3-2011 |
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| Record created | November 9, 2011 |
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