Glass vase, France (Lorraine, Nancy), probably designed by Henri Bergé for Daum Frères, the mounts probably made by Tixier Deschamps, 1895

Glass vase, etched, engraved and gilded, mounted in silver-gilt. Decoration in the form of floral and plant motifs in Japanese style, complemented by the rococo mounts reflecting the 1890s taste for asymmetric naturalism. Made in 1895 by Daum Frères and inscribed 'Daum Nancy fecit 1895'.

Bequeathed by Henry Louis Florence, Esq.

Probably designed by Henri Bergé at Daum Frères, the mounts probably made by the silversmith Tixier Deschamps. Daum Frères, Auguste and Antonin, inherited a factory which made plate glass and useful wares. From about 1890, Antonin turned much of the works' production over to art wares. The chief decorator was Henri Bergé, who taught drawing at the factory's art workshops, founded by Antonin Daum. He specialised in plant and flower motifs, expressed here in Japanese style, complemented by the rococo mounts reflecting the 1890s taste for asymmetric naturalism. Henry L. Florence Bequest.

Auguste (1853-1909) and Antonin Daum (1864-1931) inherited a factory in Nancy which made plate glass and useful wares. Influenced by art glass of Gallé and Léveillé shown at the Paris 1889 Exhibition, Antonin devoted most of the factory's capacity to decorative wares. Early examples are nearly always acid-etched cameo-glass using flowers or plants as motifs. The chief decorator in the 1890s was Henri Bergé, who taught drawing at the factory's art workshops, founded by Antonin Daum.

C.1210-1917