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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Germany => Topic started by: Pip on September 07, 2009, 04:29:09 PM
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Does anyone have any info on this vase? It looks Czech production to me, has a polished base. No signatures or marks but plenty of base wear.
(http://i85.servimg.com/u/f85/11/95/11/14/th/img_1910.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=510&u=11951114)
(http://i85.servimg.com/u/f85/11/95/11/14/th/img_1911.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=511&u=11951114)
(http://i85.servimg.com/u/f85/11/95/11/14/th/img_1912.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=512&u=11951114)
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Hi Pip,
Paradisetrader, Terry and I have been working on these for @ five years now, almost certainly Czech, but, given the shortage of catalogues, still have not tied it down to a particular factory. Looking at inter-war production, not post-WWII.
M
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Hi Marcus - thanks for that, very interesting - I would never have thought it was between the wars! (hope you're well btw x)
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Wow, they must have been very avant-garde for their time, very Bauhaus.
John
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Hi Pip,
beeing Czech for 50 years I have to say, I never seen piece like this here :). I expect that it not Czech and amd not pre-war production.
Jindrich
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oh well, we'll just have to put it in the 'don't know' pile for now.
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While looking for information about Hessenglas, I found this web-site:
http://www.kristallglas-oberursel.net/Text/ProdukteHessenglas_Gangkofner.html
The vase shown there as ´Schwangere Jungfrau´ much reminded me of
the one in this thread. However - got a copy of ´Aloys F. Gangkofner -
Glas und Licht´ by Xenia Riemann today and can confirm, that this also
is a Gangkofner design for Hessenglas.
BTW the site is well worth exploring. Many of the Hessenglas workers
came from Bohemian factories such as Riedel. Some of their designs
reflect the Hessenglas founder´s and worker´s origin.
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i have one in citrine - so between us we seem have the full zbs colour palette!
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For future reference - here´s a related Gangkofner design:
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Oh wow! Great link that Dirk posted. I think I just found out who produced a block glass ashtray that I've held onto for years now not knowing where it came from!
Thanks!
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While looking for information about Hessenglas, I found this web-site:
http://www.kristallglas-oberursel.net/Text/ProdukteHessenglas_Gangkofner.html
The vase shown there as ´Schwangere Jungfrau´ much reminded me of
the one in this thread. However - got a copy of ´Aloys F. Gangkofner -
Glas und Licht´ by Xenia Riemann today and can confirm, that this also
is a Gangkofner design for Hessenglas.
BTW the site is well worth exploring. Many of the Hessenglas workers
came from Bohemian factories such as Riedel. Some of their designs
reflect the Hessenglas founder´s and worker´s origin.
Dirk! You little star :-) I wonder if Marcus has seen this yet...
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Glad I could help! :) Although they are 50´s not 30´s design I still think these vases
are ´avantgarde´. I must admit it wasn´t love at first sight, but meanwhile I think they
really are an important and (everything´s relative) innovative design.
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Part of the toilet set: http://picasaweb.google.com/muscadale/Unidentified#5051407312705897010
and also http://picasaweb.google.com/muscadale/Unidentified#5051407712137855554
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Terry would be pleased about your ID, unfortunately he died three years ago, though his pictures live on.