FRANZ HOFSTÖTTER
| About the artist | Munich 1871 – 1958 Bachern |
| Designed by | Franz Hofstötter (probably also décor), 1900 |
| Executed by | Johann Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle |
| Décor | metallgelb Phänomen Gre 358 |
| Dimensions | H 24 cm |
| Material | Colourless glass cased in opalescent glass, base with dark red-brown band, salmon-red mouth, bulbous metallic-yellow side, the whole covered with various trailed silver-yellow bands |
| Provenance | private property, Germany |
| Literature | J. Mergl/E. Ploil/H. Ricke, Lötz, Böhmisches Glas 1880–1940, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2003, p. 83 ff |
Franz Hofstötter was commissioned by the Loetz glassworks to design shapes and décors for numerous vases for the 1900 Paris World Fair. Most probably, he also designed this décor, which was created specifically for the Paris collection.
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