Large Cup Signed Daum Nancy Decorated With Redcurrants

Cup signed Daum Nancy in acid-etched multilayer glass with redcurrant decoration. Cristallerie Daum was created in 1878 by the Daum family in Nancy, one of the pillars of French Decorative Arts. Between 1889 and 1891 an artistic department was created to follow the spirit of Émile Gallé, initiator of Art Nouveau glasswork. Daum's consecration came with the first grand prize for art glass at the Universal Exhibition of 1900 and around 1920, production shifted towards Art Deco. its fame will grow with, in particular, the role taken by crystal after the Second World War.