The venerable Austrian firm J. & L. Lobmeyr is one of the world’s premier glassware makers and purveyors, noted especially for its lighting and tableware designs. Headquartered in Vienna, Lobmeyr has won numerous illustrious commissions in its nearly two centuries in business, including the chandeliers for the Hapsburg monarchy’s Schönbrunn Palace, Lincoln Center — which is home to the Metropolitan Opera in New York City — and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Lobmeyr is still family owned and managed. The company was founded by glass trader Josef Lobmeyr in 1823. It thrived during the long tenure of his son Ludwig, who built a network of manufacturers and artisanal workshops in Bohemia — central Europe’s revered glass-making region, now part of the Czech Republic — and earned imperial patronage. (He also collaborated with Thomas Edison to create the first electric chandelier, in 1883.) His nephew, Stefan Rath, who took over as head of Lobmeyr in 1917, introduced modernist design to the company repertoire, contracting with designers such as Josef Hoffmann, Adolf Loos, Otto Prutscher and Michael Powolny to create tableware.
Lobmeyr has never been married to a dominant in-house design type. The firm has produced chandeliers and sconces in styles as various as neo-Baroque, Rococo, neoclassical (or Louis XVI), Art Nouveau, minimalist and “sputnik” mid-century modern. As you will see from the offerings available on these pages, Lobmeyr can bring a sense of grandeur suitable to any décor.
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Art Nouveau Liqueur Carafes Set, 1900s, France, 37 cm
Located in Greven, DE
A beautiful set of two antique carafes with two matching liqueur or wine glasses. In France at the beginning of the 20th century, particularly around ...
Glass
Art Nouveau Liqueur Carafes Set, 1900s, France
Located in Greven, DE
A beautiful set of two antique carafes with two matching liqueur or wine glasses. In France at the beginning of the 20th century, particularly around ...
Glass
Theresienthal enamel decanter and two liqueur glasses c1907
By Theresienthal
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Super Theresienthal set -a large clear and enamel decanter and two small liqueur glasses, decorated in green and yellow translucent enamel swags and garlands in a classic Aesthetic M...
Art Glass
$560 / set
H 4.93 in Dm 2.37 in
Set of 3 Antique “Blé d’Or” Engraved Jenever Glasses with Twisted Stem, 1900's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
A rare and beautiful set of three antique handblown jenever glasses, engraved with the inscription “Blé d’Or.” Dating from around 1900, these elegant glasses feature clear bowls del...
Blown Glass
Val Saint Lambert Art Deco Glass Decanter Set with Glasses
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Val Saint Lambert Art Deco Decanter Set with Glass Glasses Beautiful Val Saint Lambert Art Deco Set, consisting of a Decanter with a bulbous...
Art Glass
Art Nouveau French Glass Decanter Set by Emile Galle
By Gallé, Galle Art Glass, Émile Gallé
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A beautifully delicate French glass decanter set made by Emile Galle in the late 19th century, decorated in enamels with ribbons and flowers in a...
Glass, Art Glass
$560 / set
H 4.93 in Dm 2.37 in
Set of 3 Antique “Blé d’Or” Engraved Jenever Glasses with Twisted Stem, 1900's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
A rare and beautiful set of three antique handblown jenever glasses, engraved with the inscription “Blé d’Or.” Dating from around 1900, these elegant glasses feature clear bowls del...
Blown Glass
$918 / set
H 8.08 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in
French Art Nouveau Glass and Metal Ornate Three Part Garniture c 1900
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A very stylish period French Art Nouveau clear frosted glass and base metal three part garniture, consisting of a central tear drop vase with ornate metal top and base with long sinu...
Art Glass
$1,995 / set
H 9 in Dm 2.75 in
Art Deco to Art Nouveau Bimini Austrian Art Glass Set 1 Decanter & 4 Coupes
By Bimini Glass
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Art Deco to Art Nouveau Bimini green & white Austrian art glass set including 1 decanter & topper & 4 coupes with mermaid stems & etched floral designs on the cups....
Art Glass
$405 / set
H 4.93 in Dm 2.37 in
Set of 2 Antique “Blé d’Or” Engraved Jenever Glasses with Twisted Stem, 1900's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
A rare and beautiful set of two antique handblown jenever glasses, engraved with the inscription “Blé d’Or.” Dating from around 1900, these elegant glasses feature clear bowls delic...
Blown Glass
