Topic: Mystery PK Mark?

[Ivo]

Welcome to the glass message board.

[flying free]

Hi and welcome to the board.

That's very exciting information.  Do you mean the vase had the PK mark and the Harrach propellor mark?  or was signed Harrach?
Thanks
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[Patricia]

Owing 3 pieces with the mysterious PK signature I am quite happy to accept they were made by Harrach but do we know as well what the letters P K stand for?

Patricia

[Ivo]

I am VERY sceptical. I guess I've been around too long.

[Ohio]

Ivo move over...you have company. I am also very skeptical regarding this Harrach association as there are multiple individuals that specialize in Harrach who have traveled throughout this area visiting museums/collections, etc. for years & if it were Harrach any association with PK/FPK (whatever) certainly should have surfaced prior to this. I will wait for others who are associated with Harrach to join the bandwagon & demonstrate with solid documentation the why & when & who that it will take for this to be considered "gospel" rather than just a declaration of an opinion. I've been through far too many old wives tales over the decades for a blind faith approach. But thats just me.

[Anne]

I have been dealing in & collecting Art Glass for over 30 years now. We have had several pieces of Art Glass with the PK mark (We have 2 pieces currently). After extensive research AND after having a vase signed PK as well as having the company mark, we have finally established the maker as being the Czechoslovakia company of HARRACH! It was a looooooooooong and exhaustive search!!!

Hello and welcome to the board, ru12bnvs. Could you please add photos showing the piece which you mention with the PK mark and the company mark?  It would also be useful to know which evidence finally established this result for you... it's been such a long and frustrating puzzle for this board that new leads are welcome and if we can confirm your findings that would be worthwhile.

[parkerhouse777]

I have been dealing in & collecting Art Glass for over 30 years now. We have had several pieces of Art Glass with the PK mark (We have 2 pieces currently). After extensive research AND after having a vase signed PK as well as having the company mark, we have finally established the maker as being the Czechoslovakia company of HARRACH! It was a looooooooooong and exhaustive search!!!

I am assuming ? since there was no additional information from ru12bnvs that there is no evidence of the PK mark being authenticated as Harrach or anyone else. Am I correct in my assumption?
Thanks.

[Frank]

I would agree, needs proof shared.

[parkerhouse777]

Thanks, Frank.

[obscurities]

I would be thoroughly shocked if there was anything linking this to Harrach. I am pretty confident that if the link existed, Brian Severn, who photographed the Harrach archives for a couple of summers, would have chimed in at some point..... either here, or any other number of forums where I know he participates, and the subject has been broached over and over.