655-A - Magnificent "Carnelian" vase by Loetz Wwe., Klostermühle, c. 1889. Carmine-red veined opaque glass with a colorless overlay. Base and mount on the neck and mouth in gold-colored metal with oak leaves and acorns. H. 40 cm. The carnelian glass produced in Klostermühle is one of the most beautiful examples of semi-precious stone imitation in European glass production around 1890. Lit.: J. Mergl/E. Ploil/H. Ricke: Lötz, Bohemian Glass 1880–1940, 2003, p. 52.