Antique Loetz Art Nouveau Metallin Green Glass and Alvin Pure Silver Overlay Vase. Stunning Bohemian piece featuring an intricate sterling silver floral and leaf overlay created by the Alvin Manufacturing Company in the early 1900s, marked on the bottom edge with "999/1000 FINE" and a serial number. The number 570 etched on the bottom of the glass. 

Size: 3 x 3 x 4 3/4 in. 

Founded in 1836 in Bohemia, the Loetz glassworks grew from a standard crystal factory into a world-renowned producer of innovative Art Nouveau glassware. Under the stewardship of Susanne Loetz and later her grandson Maximilian von Spaun, the company modernized and achieved its peak renown at the turn of the 20th Century. Loetz became famous for its brilliant iridescent finishes and organic patterns, earning a Grand Prix at the 1900 Paris Exposition and drawing comparisons to Louis Comfort Tiffany. The firm frequently collaborated with prominent Vienna Secession designers like Josef Hoffmann to blend traditional craftsmanship with modernist shapes. Despite its artistic acclaim, severe economic fallout from World War I, a major 1930 fire, and the Great Depression eventually led to the factory's permanent closure in 1947. 

The Alvin Manufacturing Company was founded by William H. Jamoneau in 1886 in Irvington, New Jersey. Their level of quality silver items got them chosen to make official souvenir spoons for the Chicago Columbian Exposition in 1893. After changing the name to Alvin-Beiderhase and moving operations to Sag Harbor on Long Island in 1895, they expanded their production to include watch-cases, and created a line of children’s cutlery called “Lullaby.” In 1928 their assets, dies, and patterns were purchased by Gorham Corporation out of Providence, Rhode Island, consolidating the brands and effectively existing in name only for the next decade.

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