Muller Frères were French glassmakers located in

Lunéville Lunéville ( ; German : ''Lünstadt'' ; Lorrain: ''Leneinvile'') is a commune in the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. It is a subprefecture of the department and lies on the river Meurthe at its confluence with the Ve ...

, France. They were renowned for producing

Art Nouveau Art Nouveau ( ; ; ), Jugendstil and Sezessionstil in German, is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. It was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and ...

glassworks such as

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s and

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s. The Muller family originally came from

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. Some members of the family worked together with

Émile Gallé Émile Gallé (; 4 May 1846 in Nancy, France, Nancy – 23 September 1904 in Nancy) was a French artist and designer who worked in glass, and is considered to be one of the major innovators in the French Art Nouveau movement. He was noted fo ...

before starting their own business.

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Muller Frères biographies, signatures (including fakes), books, auction results, etc...)
Defunct companies of France French glass artists Art Nouveau {{Art-Nouveau-stub