Glass vessels and sculpture fascinate me. Over 15,000 pieces are on display inside the Hotel Wilder Mann, famous in the 19th c. where Elisabeth II, Empress of Austria, stayed for a week in 1862. The collection is from Bavaria, Bohemia, Austria and Silesia and comprises glass from 1650 to 1950 and features Biedermeier, Art Nouveau (Jugendstil), and Art Deco (Modern) styles.

Biedermeier, Friedrich Egermann, Blottendorf, Bohemia 1828 – 1845

Biedermeier, First Experiments from Franz Pohl Glashütte Carlsthal, Schliesien, 1835 – 1842

Art Deco, Modern, Josephine Glassworks, Schreiberhau, Silesia, 1920 – 1950

Art Deco, Modern, Josephine Glassworks, Schreiberhau, Silesia, 1920 – 1950, closeup

Art Nouveau, Meyr’s Neffe, Adolf bei Winterberg, Bohemia, 1900 – 1915

Jugendstil, Wilhelm Kralik Sohn, Eleonorenhain Bohemia, 1900 – 1905

Jugendstil, Wilhelm Kralik Sohn, Eleonorenhain Bohemia, 1900 – 1905, closeup

Jugendstil, Wilhelm Kralik Sohn, Eleonorenhain Bohemia, 1900 – 1905, closeup


Vienna Winter Exhibition, 1902 -1903, glass with leaf or heart-shaped applications that are first preheated and then rolled onto the hot surface of the glass bubble and embedded in the wall
