Richard glass made by Loetz for Etling, France, 1920s-30s

Edmond Laurent Etling was a retailer of high quality exclusive decorative items in bronze, ceramics and glass through his Paris shop at 29 Rue de Paradis.

His company, La Societe Anonyme Edmond Etling, founded in 1909 in Paris commissioned famous sculptors and artists such as Chiparus, Godard, Colinet, Sevin and others to design items for the shop, and these were then manufactured for Etling, bearing his name.

The glass objects were made in Paris in glassworks in the Choisy-le-Roi area.

As a result of World War II, the shop closed in 1940 and being of Jewish descent, Edmond Etling was shipped to a concentration camp, and died.

Production for Etling was thus confined to the Art Deco period between the two world wars.

Etling is best known for their pale blue opalescent items, of which plates and bowls are the most common, but they also produced items in more...

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A Bohemian three colour cameo vase signed Richard, 1920-30,…

Richard Signed Three Colour Cameo Vase, 1920-30

A Bohemian three colour cameo vase signed Richard, 1920-30, 'Richard' mark employed by Loetz for glass made for Etling, Paris, the high shouldered baluster vase decorated with iris blooms and strappy, foliage in brown and pale tan colours upon a matte…

A 1920s French 'Richard' cameo glass small lamp base, baluster…

1920s French Richard Cameo Glass Lamp Base

A 1920s French 'Richard' cameo glass small lamp base, baluster form, the swollen ovoid body with raised floral designs in deep purple red on a yellow ground with vertical red striped inclusions, the signature in cameo, the base with cutaway for the cord,…

A Loetz Richard cameo glass vase, early 20th century, the…

Loetz Richard Cameo Glass Vase with Engraved Foliage

A Loetz Richard cameo glass vase, early 20th century, the globular vase raised on a cobalt pedestal foot, the body with engraved cobalt flowering foliage and a butterfly over a vibrant orange matte ground; the signature of 'Richard' in script to the body.…