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Author Topic: Vase, silver oxide reduction technique, Tadeusz Wresniak, Poland?  (Read 25189 times)

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Re: Vase, silver oxide reduction technique, Tadeusz Wresniak, Poland?
« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2012, 05:23:23 PM »
Yours is even nicer than the browny-yellowy Hortensja pieces I've seen, honest! The overall effect is very "moss- or lichen- growing on stone" - while my blue goblet seems to be slightly streaky.
I wouldn't think it was the same maker, the effect on yours is different... a bit more individual and artistic. :)
Cheers, Sue M. (she/her)

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Re: Vase, silver oxide reduction technique, Tadeusz Wresniak, Poland?
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2012, 05:53:55 PM »
The way I understood it from Wrezniak is that they used this technique on any piece if the customer wanted it - and I figure Hortensja was a customer. We've seen these piece surface with labels from everywhere. They're no longer produced now - the cost was prohibitive.

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Re: Vase, silver oxide reduction technique, Tadeusz Wresniak, Poland?
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2012, 05:59:45 PM »
Thanks for the additional info, Ivo!

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Re: Vase, silver oxide reduction technique, Tadeusz Wresniak, Poland?
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2012, 06:22:13 PM »
Thanks from me too! :-*
I have seen a large fruit set in this design (which I was sure was Hortensja) - a very large round bowl with 6 smaller - very simple shape, I think the small bowls had applied handles. I didn't buy it, because it was priced at £170, described as Art Deco......
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Re: Vase, silver oxide reduction technique, Tadeusz Wresniak, Poland?
« Reply #14 on: September 23, 2012, 06:44:02 PM »
I saw a jug with similar decoration recently, too; the seller claimed it was WMF Lavaluna glass (which it was definately not). But I was rather unsure if it was recent Polish, or a turn-of-the-century Josef Knizek piece...
How would you tell the differnce?

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Re: Vase, silver oxide reduction technique, Tadeusz Wresniak, Poland?
« Reply #15 on: September 23, 2012, 07:10:35 PM »
I wouldn't know WMF lavaluna or Josef Knizek or turn of the century, sorry!
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Re: Vase, silver oxide reduction technique, Tadeusz Wresniak, Poland?
« Reply #16 on: September 23, 2012, 07:54:14 PM »
I wouldn't know WMF lavaluna or Josef Knizek or turn of the century, sorry!

same here.

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Re: Vase, silver oxide reduction technique, Tadeusz Wresniak, Poland?
« Reply #17 on: September 23, 2012, 08:03:21 PM »
Thanks ;D

Well at least I have a vague idea how WMF Lavaluna should look like (having seen 2 pics in the WMF Ikora book)

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Re: Vase, silver oxide reduction technique, Tadeusz Wresniak, Poland?
« Reply #19 on: September 24, 2012, 09:18:04 AM »
Now, minus the strapping, that is just like the browny-yellow Hortensja.  :)
It may take a little time, but I can track down images of my old "beaker".
Cheers, Sue M. (she/her)

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