Monumental Museum Quality Daum Nancy French Art Deco Vase

This Monumental Daum Vase is nothing short of spectacular! It boasts a  stately presence over 20 inches tall  with heavy topaz colored glass etched in deep relief. The geometric vertical pattern is an interplay of handsome opaque and translucent surface design. The base bears the clear signature Daum -Nancy- France with the croix de Lorraine symbol.  It is rare to find a Daum piece of this size, and it deserves a good home.

Daum is one of the great names in Art Glass of the early 20th Century. Paul Daum was not only an artist but also a chemist by profession and he developed the use of hydroflouric acid to do the intricate etching that created the designs. He also favored a palette of colors that included the dark brown/amber tones (often referred to as Topaz).

Nancy is the name of the region in Northeastern France where Daum studied and worked.  The Ecole de Nancy is  best known for the Art Nouveau contributions of many architects and artists including Emile Galle, perhaps the most  famous glassmaker of the Nouveau period.  It was Paul Daum who led the evolution of glass design into the Art Deco era  by relying more on geometric  designs and the use of cutting and etching than delicate patterns and hand blowing techniques.

Today the Ecole de Nancy is a permanent museum

of Art Nouveau and Glass

 The Art Nouveau Furniture Exhibit at the Ecole de Nancy

 Glass exhibition at the Ecole De Nancy Museum