Theresienthal Enameled Optic Wine Glasses (11) c. 1880-1900

Description: Theresienthal Hand Painted Wine Glasses (11)c.1880-19005 7/8" high. 2 5/8" rim.Bowl Size: 2 5/8" x 2 1/4" high.Optic blown bowls enameled withstylized flower petals in multicolorsheightened in gold on green glass stem.Beautiful historic glasses paintedin pairs of two except for one single.Cheers : )Condition: Excellent.Minor gold wear. History: A Bavarian interpretation of Bohemian crystal glassIn 1831, King Ludwig I of Bavaria asked the Bohemian glass merchant Franz Steigerwald to set up glassworks in Bavaria. Steigerwald followed the royal order and in 1836 opened his glassworks in a small valley near Zwiesel, the capital city of the German glass industry. He received permission to name both the glassworks and the valley after Queen Therese - Theresienthal.The name Therese still carries great significance in Bavaria. King Ludwig I had married Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen in 1810. Their wedding celebration on the Theresienwiese (“Therese’s meadow”) in Munich was so legendary that it developed into the Oktoberfest, the largest and most famous folk festival in the world.With Bohemian know-how and royal privilege, Theresienthal's crystal glass conquered the German and European royal houses. In 1861, Michael von Poschinger took over the manufactory; his descendants would manage the glassworks until 1973.New from Old – German HistoricismIn the 1870s, King Ludwig II became a regular customer and furnished his beloved Linderhof Palace with glassware from Theresienthal. The Russian Tsar's court in St. Petersburg had to be supplied on foot to avoid breakage. Even Eugénie de Montijo, the last empress of the French, ordered a clock made of glass for her exile in England.Theresienthal's recipe for success was Historicism, an art movement in the second half of the 19th century that is often overlooked today. Designers such as Henriette Steigerwald, Franz Keller-Leuzinger and Rudolf von Seitz created drinkware and vases that recombined historical forms and elements into completely new objects.In Germany, the rummer, also called roemer or hock glass, was immensely popular; Theresienthal’s historicist rummer designs were both unprecedented yet reminiscent of medieval artifacts. Modern forms of tumblers and goblets were decorated with antique designs from the Venetian Renaissance and the Baroque. The eclectic mix of styles that defined historicism reverberates in Theresienthal's legacy to this day.At the beginning of the 20th century, Theresienthal crystal glass became popular in the USA. People raved about the new Art Nouveau designs, which made Americans dream of romantic images from the Old World.Many historic glass objects from Theresienthal can be found in castles and museums around Bavaria today. Glassware of all kinds is on display in the Theresienthal Museum Palace, the Museum of Bavarian Kings in Hohenschwangau, in Linderhof Palace, and Neuschwanstein Palace.

Price: 1600 USD

Location: Hillside, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-11-11T04:53:45.000Z

Shipping Cost: 58 USD