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Author Topic: Masculine yellow and brown Czech ashtray. ID = ZBS (probably)  (Read 1774 times)

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Offline Anik R

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I love this ashtray... it looks both masculine and modern in form.  It's 4,5cm tall, 13cm wide and weighs 723g.  Though the colours are difficult to photograph, the ashtray has a brown-cased-in-yellow stem, and a yellow body.  I think it might be a ZBS piece, but I'm not sure.  

I would appreciate your thoughts.  Thank you for looking.

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Re: Masculine yellow and brown Czech ashtray
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2011, 02:19:10 PM »
Beautiful ashtray, Anik!

I would say ZBS, too -- the colour combination of citrin and brown seems rather typical for them: https://picasaweb.google.com/exat53/CzGlas#5159382999784987458

Michael

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Re: Masculine yellow and brown Czech ashtray
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2011, 04:22:42 PM »
The colour isn't really 'brown'...  at least, not the same 'Virginit' as in my other ZBS piece which you can see in my album:  https://picasaweb.google.com/105348959949603419807/CzechBlownAndMouldedCollection#5593896279662058834
It's more of an amethysty-olive colour, if you can imagine that. :spls:

But if your gut also says ZBS, then I'm satisfied.  Thank you, Michael!

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Re: Masculine yellow and brown Czech ashtray
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2011, 05:37:24 PM »
Sorry Anik, I had overlooked that you have one of those yellow-brown pieces in your gallery :wsh:
So you can compare them side by side in real life...

There is also this ZBS aubergine-brown colour (vase in Astrid's gallery): https://picasaweb.google.com/102861706167408125672/4CzechGlass#5492272812200301170
A better match?

Style-wise I would still think ZBS is a strong possibility :-)

Michael


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Re: Masculine yellow and brown Czech ashtray
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2011, 07:52:07 PM »
Aubergine-brown does sound more realistic than 'amethysty-olive'...  ::)  And my ashtray is the same colour as Astrid's vase.  Considering the shape, which looks right for the glassworks, ZBS it is.  ;D  

 

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