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Author Topic: Smoked/grey glass vase - ID = Gangkofner design for Hessenglas  (Read 6162 times)

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Smoked/grey glass vase - ID = Gangkofner design for Hessenglas
« on: September 07, 2009, 04:29:09 PM »
Does anyone have any info on this vase?  It looks Czech production to me, has a polished base.  No signatures or marks but plenty of base wear.






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Re: Smoked/grey glass vase - Czech production?
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2009, 07:58:11 PM »
Hi Pip,
Paradisetrader, Terry and I have been working on these for @ five years now, almost certainly Czech, but, given the shortage of catalogues, still have not tied it down to a particular factory. Looking at inter-war production, not post-WWII.
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Re: Smoked/grey glass vase - Czech production?
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2009, 08:10:23 PM »
Hi Marcus - thanks for that, very interesting - I would never have thought it was between the wars! (hope you're well btw x)

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Re: Smoked/grey glass vase - Czech production?
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2009, 10:26:14 PM »
Wow, they must have been very avant-garde for their time, very Bauhaus.

John

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Re: Smoked/grey glass vase - Czech production?
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2009, 10:33:07 PM »
Hi Pip,
beeing Czech for 50 years I have to say, I never seen piece like this here  :). I expect that it not Czech and amd not pre-war production.
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Re: Smoked/grey glass vase - Czech production?
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2009, 11:42:19 PM »
oh well, we'll just have to put it in the 'don't know' pile for now.

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Re: Smoked/grey glass vase - Czech production?
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2009, 06:56:53 PM »
While looking for information about Hessenglas, I found this web-site:
http://www.kristallglas-oberursel.net/Text/ProdukteHessenglas_Gangkofner.html
The vase shown there as ´Schwangere Jungfrau´ much reminded me of
the one in this thread. However - got a copy of ´Aloys F. Gangkofner -
Glas und Licht´ by Xenia Riemann today and can confirm, that this also
is a Gangkofner design for Hessenglas.
BTW the site is well worth exploring. Many of the Hessenglas workers
came from Bohemian factories such as Riedel. Some of their designs
reflect the Hessenglas founder´s and worker´s origin.
"Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others." - Groucho Marx

...working on it...
https://picasaweb.google.com/108140812446658939096

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Re: Smoked/grey glass vase - Czech production?
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2009, 09:05:38 PM »
i have one in citrine - so between us we seem have the full zbs colour palette!

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Re: Smoked/grey glass vase - Czech production?
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2010, 06:29:19 PM »
For future reference - here´s a related Gangkofner design:
"Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others." - Groucho Marx

...working on it...
https://picasaweb.google.com/108140812446658939096

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Re: Smoked/grey glass vase - Czech production?
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2010, 06:38:22 PM »
Oh wow!  Great link that Dirk posted.  I think I just found out who produced a block glass ashtray that I've held onto for years now not knowing where it came from! 

Thanks!

 

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