Topic: Pressed uranium glass fruit set with apple and leaves design id = Hortensja

[Lustrousstone]

Has anyone seen this one before? Do anyone know who made it please? The shallow bowls all have little feet made from three of the apples. The glass is uranium (of course!) and slightly thicker than I would expect.

[Glen]

My Hortensja (Poland) catalogue (c. early 1930s) has a bonboniere that appears to be in this same pattern. See what you think.

Glen

[Lustrousstone]

10 out of 10. Thank you   :kissy:

[Mosquito]

A very similar bowl and bonbonniere are also shown in Inwald's 1934 catalogue, nos. 11104 & 11123, Tafel 156 (shown in PK-2006-1-01).

[Lustrousstone]

Can you give me the link please Stephen because I have never been able to find my way round pressglas-korrespondenz. Anything I find is purely accidental.

[Glen]

Ah, yes, I can see that too. The edge of the bowl seems to be a little different - stepped I would say. Here's the image (courtesy Siegmar Geiselberger).

[Lustrousstone]

Hmm, no steps in mine. I think Hortensja on balance: no steps; polished but not shiny feet; slightly thick glass; outer apples pointing to the centre and an unusual shade of green (in my experience).

Thank you Glen and Stephen