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Offline mcagogo

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Miloslav Janku Birds & Hedgehog - looking for information
« on: September 20, 2011, 12:29:49 AM »
Hello,

I am looking for information to confirm these are authentic M. Janku pieces.

I have two birds (?) slightly different sizes (see the pic with the yogurt container) and a hedgehog.  All of them are signed on the bottom, but I can't find any references online.

Even if they are not authentic, I love them and have new found love and interest in collecting M. Janku's glass work.

BIRDS
http://i56.tinypic.com/nr1251.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/2w4buwi.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/fvtox.jpg

HEDGEHOG
http://i52.tinypic.com/331dq2e.jpg
http://i55.tinypic.com/2vv8k83.jpg


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Re: Miloslav Janku Birds & Hedgehog - looking for information
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2011, 06:40:31 AM »
Welcome to the board  :).

The hedgehog appears in the 1970/11 Czechoslovak Glasrevue which you can view on Jindrich Parik's wonderful Czech Glass website:  http://www.cs-sklo.cz/ .   Here is a link to the glasrevue page: Janku hedgehog.

Similar birds can be found in the 1984/5 CGR, here

That's the only information I can provide, but be patient.  We've got people on the board who are very knowledgable about glass animals, as well as, people who are very knowledgable about Czech glass. 

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Re: Miloslav Janku Birds & Hedgehog - looking for information
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2011, 08:20:57 AM »
Hi mcagogo  :hi: the signatures certainly look authentic,  I have two M. Janku foxes, one of which is signed and labelled. I mention the signed one here:

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,42590.msg233645.html#msg233645

and the unsigned one here:

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,43204.msg240890.html#msg240890

I also have a hedgehog that looks very like yours but is unsigned and has a Bleikristall label, here is the link, you will need to scroll down the page:

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php?topic=34646.0

Will you be in competition with me then??  I want them all!!
Rosie.

When all's said and done, there's nothing left to say or do.  Roger McGough.

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Re: Miloslav Janku Birds & Hedgehog - looking for information
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2011, 07:48:16 PM »
Thank you everyone for the information and links!!  I forgot to mention that one bird has a label "CESKA" and this is also etched on the bottom.

This is very exciting - now looking to add to the collection!

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Re: Miloslav Janku Birds & Hedgehog - looking for information
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2011, 07:52:27 PM »
mcagogo, I would really appreciate it if you could upload your photographs to the Glass Message Board using *Attach*.  The problem with Tinypics is those links won't work for long and we'll be left with no photographs!   :cry:  This means that in the future no-one else will be able to benefit from the information here.

Your items are particularly nice and it would be a great shame to lose them.   :)

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Re: Miloslav Janku Birds & Hedgehog - looking for information
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2011, 08:05:24 PM »
Sorry, I'll post them here.  I kept getting an error message when posting.

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Re: Miloslav Janku Birds & Hedgehog - looking for information
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2011, 08:10:43 PM »
Here is an image of the label on one of the birds.

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Re: Miloslav Janku Birds & Hedgehog - looking for information
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2011, 08:15:18 PM »
That's a great picture mcagogo,  please can you do the others that big.....I would love to see the Hedgehog better....I'm a hedgehogaholic!!
Rosie.

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Re: Miloslav Janku Birds & Hedgehog - looking for information
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2011, 08:21:51 PM »
Sure - here you go! - not sure why they are appearing upside down!

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Re: Miloslav Janku Birds & Hedgehog - looking for information
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2011, 08:25:13 PM »
Thankyou!!
Luckily I'm using my laptop, so I can turn it upside down to view!!
He is very like the Bleikristall one I have, don't you agree?
Rosie.

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