Antique Loetz Cobalt Papillon Art Glass Footed Bowl circa late 1800s-1910.

A distinctive design feature is the ruffled rim and the three applied feet.

Absolutely gorgeous papillon finish.

Measures approximately 9 inches wide by 4.5 inches high.

It is in excellent condition. Showing a slight rim flaw - see photos.

The Loetz glassworks were founded by Johann Loetz in Klostermuhle,

Bohemia in 1840. Although Loetz died in 1848, the glassworks

continued under his widow's direction as Glasfabrik Johann Loetz-

Witwe (the Widow Johann Loetz Glassworks). By the 1880s Loetz

had acquired the reputation as a manufacturer of innovative glass,

both on technique and design, produced under the direction of Loetz's

grandson, Max Ritter von Spaun.

Loetz glass was well enough established to exhibit at the 1889 World

Exposition in Paris and the 1893 Columbia World's Fair in Chicago.

In 1898, after several years of experimentation with variations in firing,

Spaun perfected and patented the technique to produce the deep

blue/gold metallic lustre. It was named "Cobalt Papillon" for its

resemblance to the wings of butterflies and the colour of cobalt blue

with violet hues.