Antique French Daum Nancy Art Glass Acid Etched Winter Landscape Scene Vase For Sale

Authentic Antique Daum Nancy "Paysage d'Hiver" Cameo Glass Vase### Circa 1900–1915 • Over 110 Years Old • Museum Quality Art NouveauUp for purchase is a magnificent, fully authenticated example of Art Nouveau art glass from the celebrated French glassworks of Daum Nancy.This pillow-shaped cabinet vase features their highly coveted **"Paysage d'Hiver" (Winter Landscape)** motif,meticulously crafted during the golden age of French art glass between **1900 and 1915**.### Object Details & CraftsmanshipThe vase boasts a striking, atmospheric mottled orange and yellow vitrified glass groundthat beautifully simulates the heavy, glowing sky of a winter sunset.The foreground features a continuous, wrap-around forest scene with bare wintertrees acid-etched in deep relief. The trees and snowy floor are exquisitely finishedwith hand-painted vitreous enamel, adding realistic bark textures, stark branch details,and a heavy blanket of snow and frost.### Dimensions* **Height:** 6 1/4 inches (15.87 cm)* **Width:** 3 1/4 inches (8.25 cm)* **Depth:** 2 1/4 inches (5.72 cm)* **Shape:** Classic Flattened Cylinder / Oval Pillow Form### Signatures & AuthenticationThe base features the authentic, original hand-painted black enamel signature reading**"Daum ‡ Nancy"** complete with the iconic **Cross of Lorraine**. The signatureis executed beautifully in cursive script on the polished pontil area.The base rim exhibits genuine shelf wear, micro-scratching, and flattening consistentwith a well-preserved antique of this vintage.### A Brief History of Daum NancyThe legendary Daum story began in Nancy, France, in 1878 when Jean Daum,a lawyer with no prior glassmaking experience, took over a struggling local glassworksas payment for an outstanding debt. The workshop initially produced utilitarian items like watch crystals,but everything changed when Jean’s sons, Auguste and Antonin Daum, inherited the business. In 1891, Antonin established a specialized "art department" within the factory.The brothers began aggressively experimenting with acid-etching, wheel-carving, and multi-layered casingto create cameo glass. Daum famously rocketed to international acclaim at the**1900 Paris World Fair (Exposition Universelle)**, winning the coveted *Grand Prix*alongside their fierce local competitor, Émile Gallé. Together, they formed the *École de Nancy* (Nancy School), cementing the region as the global epicenter of the Art Nouveau movement. The "Paysage d'Hiver" (Winter Landscape) series represents the pinnacle of their painterly,atmospheric production. Due to the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the factorywas forced to close, effectively ending the production of these complex, labor-intensive hand-enameled pieces forever.Today, works from this era reside in major global institutions, including the [Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy.### Condition Report This vase is in **excellent antique condition**. * NO chips, NO cracks, and NO restorations.* The top rim is completely intact with its original fire-polished finish.* The interior well is clean and free of heavy sickness or calcium/water staining.* Enamel detailing remains remarkably
Because the Daum brothers pioneered entirely new techniques in multi-layered acid-etched glass and vitreous enameling, their pieces are considered masterworks of the Art Nouveau period.Notable Museums Exhibiting Daum Nancy Glass:

• The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy(Nancy, France):This is the definitive collection. Located in the brand's hometown, the museum’s underground Daum Pavilion houses a massive reference collection of over 800 historic pieces, documenting their entire production history from 1878 onward.
• The Musée de l'École de Nancy(Nancy, France):A museum entirely dedicated to the local Art Nouveau movement spearheaded by Daum and Émile Gallé.
• The Corning Museum of Glass(New York, USA):Possesses a significant world-class collection of early French cameo glass, including various seasonal landscape pieces by Daum.
• The Chrysler Museum of Art(Virginia, USA):Famous for holding one of the most comprehensive historical glass collections in the United States, including elite French Art Nouveau specimens.
• The Victoria and Albert Museum(London, UK):The world's largest museum of applied arts houses highly important, early examples of Antonin and Auguste Daum’s multi-layered enameled creations.

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