Execution Gräflich Schaffgotsch'sche Josephinenhütte, Schreiberhau, around 1895/1900. FELMER, Bernhard Ludwig (1838-1906)

Light green uranium glass, iridescent. H 26.5 cm. 2.4 kg.

Bellied body with two handles, retracted stand, turned-out mouth rim. Probably a replica of a Roman original from the Landesmuseum Mainz. Without lid.

Felmer, L.: Publisher of copies of Roman glass based on models in the Mainz Museum. Took over his father's glass and porcelain shop in Mainz in 1867. Excavations of well-preserved Roman glassware in Mainz inspired Bernhard Ludwig II to commission and sell replicas. In 1890, Felmer published a catalog with two undated supplements. Glasses from this production were exhibited and awarded prizes at the world exhibitions in Chicago in 1893 and Paris in 1900. In 1902, Felmer retired and closed his business.

Literature : Żelasko (2009), p. 60/illustration "Cypern Gläser" no. 9228.

Provenance : Rhineland-Palatinate private collection.