Topic: Josef Riedel Annagelb ? uranium swan family

[jays1978]

Hi there, I recently acquired a great looking item. The seller claimed they were Josef Riedel, but I can find very little images of Riedels work, just lots of info on history.
I have attached an image.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
James.

[Anne]

Hello James and welcome to the board. I've amended your topic title slightly to include words that will catch the eye of those with an interest in this area of glass. I hope someone will be able to help with your query.

[Paul S.]

Hello James, and welcome from me.            Can't help I'm afraid, but just thought I'd suggest a possible reason why the seller mentioned the the name of Riedel.         It's widely believed that he was the first to use uranium as a colourant in glass, on a commercial level  -  although he may not have actually made your swans.               Annagelb being the greenish-yellow sort, and Annagrun the yellowish-green sort -  both words using his wife's name as part of the description.
Let's hope someone can give you much more help with these.  

[Anne]

It would also be worth adding images showing the swans in natural light please, so we can see the colour rather than the uranium glow. Also dimensions are helpful. 

[jays1978]

Hi guys here is a natural light image of the swans, the mother swan measures around 5cm high.

[Ivo]

This is lamp work - i.e. fashioned from glass tubes in a gas flame, so not  actually done in a glass works in front of the oven.  Chances are your swans were made in China or in Lauscha (Germany) - but remember lamp work can be done anywhere and does not require great investment.

Riedel invented the colour, but his production (19th ct.) was very bohemian, quite heavy, panel cut, gilded, ornamented and decorated - so no relation to your swans.