A pair of Jugendstil design antique enamelled glass vases by Fritz Heckert

Description

A pair of Jugendstil design antique glass vases by Fritz Heckert. Made with an unusual Quadrilobe base and beautifully enamelled. The designs are leafy and floral and one vase has a small spiders web finely enamelled in the design. A beautiful example of the fine enamelling work that Fritz Heckert were known for and a wonderful example of the Aesthetic period design.

History

The merchant Friedrich Wilhelm Heckert (1837-1887) – Fritz Heckert , originally from Halle (Saale), established a “glass refinery” in Silesian Petersdorf

This new enterprise bought glassware blanks from the nearby Josephinenhütte in Schreiberhau/Szklarska Poręba and enamelled them by adding elaborate decorations. Before long, Heckert became very successful. A historicist style was particularly prized and became very popular in Gründerzeit Germany and around the world.

In 1889, the company began manufacturing its own glass in a newly established factory. The range of products included colourful, oriental-styled glass, iridescent glass, and cameo glass. Production further increased with art nouveau-styled glass. Designers like Max Rate in Dresden and Ludwig Sütterlin supported courageous moves to create unconventional forms and colour designs. The company was eventually taken over by the Josephinenhütte in 1918.

Date c 1900

Condition Excellent original condition. A small area (about half a centimetre of slight roughness to the top of one vase

Dimensions height 11 cm

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