Daum Glass

Daum Glass 

Daum Glass 

Inspired by the Galle pieces Shown at the 1889 Paris exhibition, Daum Freres began to produce art glass.

It’s cameo work soon gained a reputation that some believed rivalled that of Galle.

The rich multi-coloured art Nouveau cameo designs of the brothers Daum were inspired by the landscape, 

Flora, and fauna of their native Nancy.

Many of the trade mark innovative techniques the cloudy, mottled rich background, coloured enamel detail, the   martele  [hammered metal effect] - background, the complex intercalary pieces with patterns at varying depths, and applied decoration were developed to enhance the naturalistic decoration.

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Jean Daum took over the company in 1909 and by the late 1920s he began to pioneer the new art décor  style in which the factory became pre-eminent.

Shapes became simpler and often featured stylised geometric, rather than naturalistic, Flora acid etched patterns.

Vases often had a single layer of opaque coloured glass that was acid etched to reveal it clear Colourless body.

In the 1920s and 30s, Lamps became an increasingly important area of production, some featuring metal mounts by such major designers as Louis Majorelle  and  Edgar Brandt.

The landscape cameo  vase  were predominantly made after world War one.

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The most expensive examples had multiple layers of colour that were etched, engraved, carved, and enamelled.

The most skilful Daum glass workers could use up to 5 layers of colour a technically demanding process, since different colours cool at different rates.

THE  BROTHERS DAUM.

Jean Louis Auguste Daum [1853-1090] had trained as a lawyer and his brother Jean Antonin [1864-1931] as an engineer before they took over the fathers glassworks in Nancy. Jean Antonin, was headed the Daum decorating studio, was the more artistic of the two.

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He described himself as preoccupied with the visual, rather than the symbolic, beauty of nature, the magic of colour and the language of flowers.

The brothers constantly experimented with new techniques, which they often combined in one piece without losing the overall unity of style, colour and decoration.

Daum Glass 

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