table lamp

Object NameTable Lamp

Manufacturer(glass) Johann Lötz Witwe (Bohemian Factory)

Manufacturer(bronze mount) Gustav Gurschner (Austrian, 1873-1971)

Made FromGlass, Bronze, Silver Stain

Date1899

Place MadeBohemia, Klastersky Mlyn (Klostermuehle) (glass); France, Paris (bronze mount)

Techniquemold-blown, iridized, silver-stain decorated

SizeOverall H: 45 cm, Diam (max): 18 cm

Accession Number2009.3.14

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

The bronze mount was made in Gustav Gurschner’s Paris workshop, while the glass was made by the Bohemian glass firm, Johann Loetz Witwe. Well-known in his day, Gurschner produced a variety of decorative objects as well as sculptures in bronze.

Physical DescriptionColorless and yellow-brown glass; mold-blown, iridized and decorated with silver-stain in a feather pattern; patinated bronze. Globe is in the form of a stylized blossom, that is actually an inverted vase shape with a rounded top. Circular bronze mount with four feet in the form of stylized plant stalks with a spade shaped head separating into four stems at the top of each. Half-way up each stalk, a bronze shoot bends outward and up to support a bronze ring in which the globe rests. Above the feet is a bronze base which is inset with 12 bosses. On the foot, the lamp is signed GURSCHNER DÉPOSÉ.
Provenance

Source Im Kinsky Kunst Auktionen - 2009-04-01