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Glass
, Porcelain and Pottery
Artist
and Manufacturer Information*
The
following is an alphabetical list of artists
and manufacturers of glass, porcelain and pottery. This list
is by no means complete, nor can we guarantee the accuracy
of the information. Please
keep in mind that the spellings of names often change when
translated into another language, and that this list is not
intended to be a complete reference. This information has
been compiled from many sources and is constantly being
updated. For information on artists
not listed here, please feel free to use the links
page in our
library section to perform online searches. There are
several great links to other sites that have extensive
documentation on marks and manufacturers.
*This
page is constantly being updated, so please excuse any
errors or omissions.
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Legras & Cie St Denis, Paris, France
(1864 - 1914)
August Jean-Francois Legras, De Varreux. Enameled
and cameo Art Nouveau glass, marked either
"Legras", "L & Cie",
"Sargel" (Legras backwards), "Leg." (enameled)
or "Mont Joye & Cie". After WWI, merged with
Pantin glass works to form Verreries et Cristalleries de St
Denis et
Pantin Réunies, but continued to use
"Legras" signature on some enameled or
acid-etched vases during 1920s & 30s. |
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| Lebeuf Milliet et Cie
France1841 - 1876, Creil et Montereau |
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Juste and Cie
19th Century,
France One of the porcelain making factories
in the Paris region producing quality porcelain wares.
Often used local artists, some quite well known, to
paint scenes on decorative pieces. |
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Léveillé, Ernest-Baptiste
Paris, France
(1885 - c 1920s)
Took over from F
Eugène Rousseau, continuing his designs & introducing
his own. Vases signed "E Léveillé", or "E Léveillé
à Paris", sometimes engraved beside or over Rousseau's
signature. Continued the production of art glass in
Eugène Rousseau's workshop in Paris from 1885
until some time after 1900. He produced massive glass,
frequently crackled, with inlaid color streaks in the
Rousseau tradition and a few cased-glass pieces with
relief cut decoration. Sculptural effects such
as dents, incised spirals, and twisted knots seem to
have been Leveille's personal contribution to the
style. |
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Loetz
Glassworks
19th and 20th centuries,
Austria The glass factory, originally founded in 1836 by
Johann Baptist Eisner,
in
Klostermühle, Austria. In 1840 the glass works was taken
over by Johann Loetz and after his death in 1848 was run by
Susanna Loetz, his widow, who operated the works under the
name Glasfabrik Johann Loetz-Witwe (the Widow Johann Loetz
Glassworks). By the early 1880’s the Loetz woks had earned
a reputation as a manufacturer of fine glass. The glassworks
retained that name until closing finally in 1947.
It
is not always easy to identify Loetz glass as much of it is
not signed. Loetz pieces
often combine subtle but innovative forms with very advanced
techniques in the use of color, form and artistic methods
such as feathering, inlaying and engraving.
Of the authentic pieces that are signed (many are
not), the majority bear signatures in the well left in the
center of the base after polishing off the pontil mark with
an engraved Loetz (or Lotz), usually accompanied with
Austria, in script. A circular device enclosing crossed
arrows above Austria engraved is also found on later,
authentic Loetz, and better pieces may have the designer's
signature or monogram engraved. Loetz made for export to the
United States, which was an important market during the
later years of production, is more likely to be signed than
domestically distributed pieces.
For an excellent source of information on Loetz glass and
techniques, click
here and visit web pages dedicated to art glass of the Art
Nouveau / Deco period by collectors of these pieces.
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| Maës
et Clemendot à Clichy, Verrerie de
Clichy, France (1846-1857)
M Rouyer & G Maës.
Bought by Landier family & merged with Cristallerie de Sèvres
1885. This company was know for its paperweights. |
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| John
Maddock & Sons Ltd., Produced
earthenware of various kinds. "Ltd",
added to the title in 1896, many fully named printed
marks, including the trade named: Vitrified or Royal
Vitreous (c.1880-1896). For more marks, visit http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/m/maddock.html
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| Moulin
des Loups & Hamages Nord France |
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Muller
Frères Lunéville, France (c 1895 - 1914, 1919 - 1936)
Désiré & Eugène Müller (trained under Emile Gallé),
later joined at Gallé by brothers Henri, Pierre &
Victor. Henri left to set up his own company, and was joined
by his other brothers and his sister. Up to WWI, produced
carved-cameo, acid-cameo, acid-etched & enameled art
glass, until closure forced by war. After 1919, production
almost exclusively commercial (acid-matted mottled ceiling
lights, bowls & shades) with a range of acid-cameo
vases. Production ceased 1933, and company finally closed
down 1936. |
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Nancy,
Cristalleries de Nancy,
France (1922 - 1934)
Situated directly
opposite Daum factory, from whom it poached several workers.
Acid-cameo and/or wheel-cut cased Art Deco vases,
cologne-bottles etc., often in limited editions of 100.
Michel Colle. |
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| Nymphenburg (Munich,Bavaria,Germany)
The first porcelain factory producing German hard paste
porcelain was established in 1747 at the
castle of Neudeck, outside Munich, by Maximilian III
Joseph, elector of Bavaria. In 1761 the factory was
moved to Nymphenburg, on the outskirts of Munich, where
it still operates. The Nymphenburg factory mark,
adopted in 1754, is the Bavarian shield of arms. The
principal mark is an impressed shield with
diamond-shaped checks. Nymphenburg porcelain pieces are
noted for the fineness of detail and impeccable and
brilliant glazes. These pieces are highly sought after
by discriminating collectors. |
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Paris Porcelain (Vieux Paris) 19th Century, France Various
makers and marks from the 19th century in the Paris region.
See LeJuste. |
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