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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Austria => Topic started by: Sklounion on January 21, 2006, 12:22:00 PM
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I have been some-what fortunate, and have managed to obtain a lamp-base, designed by Frantisek Vizner.
Vizner designed this item for Skrdlovice glassworks, early in 1968. It was made by glass-master Frantisek Spinar, and is a scarce/uncommon lamp-base variant of pattern number 6860/25.
The colour means this is contemporary, not recent production. This is a pink over very pale blue sommerso, which appears a very faint green where it contacts the pink. I have been absolutely stunned by the virtuosity of the glass-maker.
This item initially caused some concern, as there is no documentary evidence, easily available, to show that Skrdlovice/Beranek have made lamp-bases. Certainly, I worried, and was concerned that some-one had done an amateur conversion of a vase. In the end, I spoke to Vlastimil Beranek, of Beranek Glassworks, Skrdlovice, who very kindly confirmed that the lamp-base was a genuine item, though the company had not made many, and also had not been in production for many years.
The height is 26cms (@10") and is 9cms square (just under 4" square)
Wieghs in at over 3kg (6.5lbs)
The lamp-base is unsigned.
This has been very difficult to photograph and do justice to.
Images of this can be found here:
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/thumbnails.php?album=59
(Thanks again, Anne, for the facility)
I hope you enjoy the images.
Regards,
Marcus
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:D :D :D
Yes! Thank-you!
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Wow! Marcus that is fabulous. I can quite see why you're excited about this. Thanks for sharing the images with us. 8)
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A couple of further comments.
When no-one bids against you, do not panick, you may well be right. (Yes, I know there are also times when you will be wrong.) :lol: :lol:
The second.... any ideas on suitable light-shades, absolutely plain, or a exuberant 60's oiled silk...??? Having now moved this topic toward cafe forum obscurity... :oops: :oops:
regards,
Marcus
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Interesting and lucky topic for me, I found this one via the Czech Candelholder topic about
the candlesticks from Vizner.
I was lucky enough in january to find one of these lampbases for myself, it was in a lot of blue
artglass that I got on the cheap. I guess with christmas just over there weren't many buyers.
When I first got it home I didn't know who could have made it and wondered how I'd be able to id it.
Then I read the candleholder topic and found this topic and bingo :)
My lampbase is identical in shape, size etc.
The core is colored in what appears to be a coca cola'ish brown with a nice blue around it.
Due to the color it's been very difficult to photograph but i gave it a shot, I will try to get better ones.
Vizner Lampbase (http://www.wilhelmsen.no/glass/vizner.lamp01.jpg)
Vizner Closeup (http://www.wilhelmsen.no/glass/vizner.lamp02.jpg)
Thanks for posting your base Marcus, it is a thing of beauty.
Do you have any idea of value? I'm beginning to build a little collection and at some point i
I guess I'll have to insure the keepers, and this is one of them :)
Btw - I settled for now on a small offwhite/eggshell white very plain lampshade,
will try to get some good photos of that also when i'm happy with the look.
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WOW Marcus - I don't know how I managed to miss this thread but I'm glad to see it now. Also Alexander - yours is fabulous too - I simply must have one of these lampbases ....
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Hi Alexander,
Yes, yours is a fine example.
Please forgive me, I have a rule that I never comment on financial value, as the fiscal value of items, is of not much interest to me, personally. As a historian of glass design, the social conditions of creator, patron, user, the item's contribution to a record of our times, is of much greater significance.
Regards,
Marcus