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Maker's Mark - JR? - ID = Riedel

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Ivo:
For some reason this mark turns up again and again on this forum. Riedel is one of the largest contemporary glass makers, so there is lots of glass around with his mark on it. Their wine glasses are unsurpassed, by the way - if you ever find any, use them.

Frank:
Riedel were established in 1756.

Ivo, do you know when this mark was introduced?

Ivo:
I believe the Riedels re-established their industry in Austria in 1955;  the CJR (Claus-Josef Riedel) monogram was introduced 1960. The monogram changes from year to year - so the Riedels can tell from the monogram when the piece was made.  Not sure if this information is found anywhere else... it is not on their website

catshome:
Ah.......now I can see the mark is CJR.  I will search the board to have a look at some of the other things that have come up.  Thank you, Cat

Pauly:
Hello.
 I realise this is a very old thread.
 I'm trying to get some expert advice on the old JR Riedel monogram, on the based of a Sommelier grand cru Burgundy set. -The burgundy glasses are 248mm tall, with a volume of 1050ml and the Bordeaux 270mm tall with a capacity of 860ml.
The monogram is so ingenious in design, subtle changes depicting the year of production (picture attached).
 I have a Riedel mystery to solve, my question is .. and if Ivo Haanstra reads this I'll be pleased- as he seems to be the world leading knowledge on such things. The Riedel company has no-one old enough to remember, even the museum in Austria has little information!

 My question is.. I can see from the monogram its year is 1991, but what does the "dot" as part of the monogram signify??

 This monogram was so clever and meaningful, surely this dot has significance.

 Only my sommelier grange glasses from this era, 1990-1994 have this dot and no other lesser ranges. The 2 theories I have so far- the "dot" could signify sommelier range, used before the Riedel hand style signature was reintroduced in 1996. Or a second theory that these glasses were of second quality, I find this hard to believe.

 Before 1996 there must have been some kind of system to identify hand blown, mouth blown from machine blown- as the signature does now.

 I know were going back a few decades, hopefully someone out there has has definitive knowledge on the matter.
 My thanks and appreciation in advance. Best regards Pauly

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