Pallme Konig Loetz Iridescent Art Glass Vase

An impressive Art Nouveau Pallme Konig Loetz Art Glass Vase Jugendstil Glass attributed to Loetz, with a Kralik treatment of threading, previously classified as Rindskopf. Very high quality thick walled Austrian art glass vase with a lovely mottled iridescent deep green glass surface with thick amethyst and black veining throughout the vase. Condition: Excellent, no loss of threading or veining cracks or chips. Measurements: Height 17"

The name Pallme is traced all the way back to 1680, the second name, König being added around 1778 (102). The name Pallme is traced all the way back to 1680, the second name, König being added around 1778 (102). Palme means palm-tree which, together with König, refers to a particular variety called palma real or royal-palm in Spanish (making a convenient visual reference for any glass house). In or around 1900, Wilhelm Habel, co-owner of the glassworks, obtained "a patent for a process to produce surface-decorated glass, a special type of decoration with glass threads encircling the vase. Threaded glass was common to practically all Bohemian manufacturers-Loetz, Kralik, Rindskopf and Poschinger among them-, so its presence alone cannot be used to determine provenance.