Johann Loetz Witwe (Austria, 1836-1947)
Aurora Karo-Optisch Pitcher
Quilted, Uranium, Pink, Opalescent White, and Transparent Glass
8 ⅛” high x 6 ⅝” diameter
Notes: Antique uranium art glass water pitcher with pink opalescence and a quilted globular body, with a tooled trefoil rim raised on a cylindrical neck and applied handle, circa 1880-1897. The piece has quality and has been identified through found signed examples by Dr. Hasselbach as being early Loetz production.
Markings: unsigned; polished pontil
Condition: Antique, Excellent
For Accuracy: insignificant wear. The fluorescence is magnificent – it is important to note the UV photograph is taken in sunlight with a UV light in addition – under UV at night it is a radiant glowing body of yellow-green.
