Cameo glass BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE

Cameo glass vase with gilding in a silver frame, height 19 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1895
Cameo glass vase with gilding in a silver frame, height 19 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1895

Burgun, Schwerer & Co., located in the Northern Vosges in a place with the romantic name of Meisenthal, which means “Sinichkina Valley”, is one of the oldest glass enterprises in Lorraine, known since 1702 under the name MEISENTHAL GLASS. In 1824 the firm became BURGUN, SCHVERER & Cie.

At the end of the 19th century, the company worked closely with Émile Galle, who created sketches for glass products for the company and, in turn, placed orders for the supply of blanks for his factory in Nancy. Halle’s success at the 1889 World’s Fair led to a huge number of orders, which were carried out not only at his factory in Nancy, but also in Meisenthal, which at that time employed more than a thousand workers.

Wide engraved cameo glass vase, height 15.2 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1895
Wide engraved cameo glass vase, height 15.2 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1895

The experienced craftsman Desiree Christian (1846-1907) was engaged in these projects, creating products from acid-etched glass (cameo glass) according to the method of Galle, according to his sketches and under his signature. And when, in 1896, Desiree Christian left the firm to set up his own company, Eugène Kremer took his place.

Experienced craftsmen of the company perfectly mastered all the known methods of decorating glass products of that time. The martélé technique is very interesting, which consists in processing the glass surface with a special hammer, which forms small chips on the glass, creating a kind of matte background. A new layer of molten glass could be applied to the preform thus treated.

Engraved and gilded cameo glass vase, height 13.2 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1900
Engraved and gilded cameo glass vase, height 13.2 cm, 1900
Engraved cameo glass vase, partly finished in the martel technique, height 20 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1900
Engraved cameo glass vase, partly finished in the martel technique, height 20 cm, 1900
Vase designed by Émile Gallé in engraved cameo glass, partly finished in the martel technique, height 42 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1895
Vase designed by Émile Gallé in engraved cameo glass, partly finished in the martel technique, height 42 cm, 1895
Engraved cameo glass vase, partly finished in the martel technique, height 18.5 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1900
Engraved cameo glass vase, partly finished in the martel technique, height 18.5 cm, 1900
Engraved cameo glass vase, 14 cm high, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1900
Engraved cameo glass vase, 14 cm high, 1900
Cameo glass vase, engraved and gilded, partly finished in martelet technique, height 23.5 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE
Cameo glass vase, engraved and gilded, partly finished in martelet technique, height 23.5 cm
Vase with flowers and grasshopper in engraved and enameled cameo glass, partly finished in the martelet technique, height 19.7 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1895
Vase with flowers and grasshopper in engraved and enameled cameo glass, partly finished in the martelet technique, height 19.7 cm, 1895
Multicolour vase Irises engraved and gilded, partly finished in the martel technique, height 23 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1900
Multicolour vase Irises engraved and gilded, partly finished in the martel technique, height 23 cm, 1900
Engraved cameo glass vase with floral decoration, height 16 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1900
Engraved cameo glass vase with floral decoration, height 16 cm, 1900
Cameo glass vase, engraved and gilded, partly finished in the martel technique, height 23 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1900
Cameo glass vase, engraved and gilded, partly finished in the martel technique, height 23 cm, 1900
Bowl made of cameo glass, partly worked in the martel technique, height 9.5 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1900
Bowl made of cameo glass, partly worked in the martel technique, height 9.5 cm, 1900
Vase Orchids by Desiree Christian in engraved cameo glass, partly finished in the martel technique, height 15.3 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1895-1903
Vase Orchids by Desiree Christian in engraved cameo glass, partly finished in the martel technique, height 15.3 cm, 1895-1903
Engraved cameo glass vase, partly finished in the martel technique, height 21 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1900
Engraved cameo glass vase, partly finished in the martel technique, height 21 cm, 1900
Broken heart cameo glass vase in silver frame, height 18 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1900
Broken heart cameo glass vase in silver frame, height 18 cm, 1900
Cameo glass vase decorated with enamel, height 18.8 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1900
Cameo glass vase decorated with enamel, height 18.8 cm, 1900
Vase Orchid in cameo glass in a gilded frame, decorated with enamel, height 33.5 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1895
Vase Orchid in cameo glass in a gilded frame, decorated with enamel, height 33.5 cm, B1895
Cameo glass vase in silver frame, height 16.5 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE
Cameo glass vase in silver frame, height 16.5 cm
Vase Snowdrops in cameo glass, height 13 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1900
Vase Snowdrops in cameo glass, height 13 cm, 1900
Engraved cameo glass vase, partly finished in the martel technique, height 23 cm, BURGUN SCHVERER & CIE, circa 1900
Engraved cameo glass vase, partly finished in the martel technique, height 23 cm, 1900
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