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Title: "Bohemia Glass" label on Czech Figurine
Post by: eglass on May 17, 2009, 03:09:03 PM
Hi!

I have been visiting a little figurine at a local shop that has the same label as a current ebay store listing - but I was hoping to find a little more about the origin of the label before I buy the piece. Or not. The label looks like the image below.

and it's on a highly detailed figure of a drummer .... the base is 'end of day' glass. Can anyone provide insight as to the maker?

Many thanks -

Kelli
Title: Re: "Bohemia Glass" label on Czech Figurine
Post by: Anne on May 17, 2009, 03:29:18 PM
Hi Kelli is this the image from eBay or your own from the shop? If from eBay can you post a link to the item and we'll remove the image as the copyright belongs to the seller. Thank you. :)

Ohhh btw I think the letters on the label might be ZBS?
Title: Re: "Bohemia Glass" label on Czech Figurine
Post by: eglass on May 17, 2009, 03:44:20 PM
Yikes! Anne, please remove the image - I will be back in a few hours with my own images. I'll just go buy the little fella. :) Thanks!!!
Title: Re: "Bohemia Glass" label on Czech Figurine
Post by: Jindra8526 on May 17, 2009, 04:34:29 PM
Until administrative issues will be solved  I will tell you that the label means glassworks ZBS - Zeleznobrodske sklo, and country destination Czech republic means that this piece was fabricated from 1993 up to now. Before ZBS used label with Czechoslovakia.

Zelezny Brod is small town in northern Bohemia where is located secondary glass making school .
Famous teachers were profs Cerny, Brychta, Klinger - famous graduate is Frantisek Vizner, for example.

Jindrich
Title: Re: "Bohemia Glass" label on Czech Figurine
Post by: dirk. on May 17, 2009, 04:36:55 PM
oops, Jindrich... was just about to answer...  ;D
Title: Re: "Bohemia Glass" label on Czech Figurine
Post by: eglass on May 17, 2009, 05:55:21 PM
Jindrich, thank you very much!! I went this morning to the shop and was able to buy this piece, labeled as shown. I'm so glad he was still there on the shelf! I was fascinated with the detail on the face, hands and drum....and now I can say that I know for sure that it was produced sometime after 1993 in Zelezny Brod. I really appreciate your help. :)
Here are photos of my Drummer figurine.
Title: Re: "Bohemia Glass" label on Czech Figurine
Post by: eglass on May 17, 2009, 05:58:58 PM
Jindrich - just caught it, my piece is labeled Made in Czechoslovakia so I will say that it was pre-1993. Thanks again!

Kelli
Title: Re: "Bohemia Glass" label on Czech Figurine
Post by: Jindra8526 on May 18, 2009, 06:28:55 AM
This musician is really an old one, I am not absolutely sure but I hope that this "brass orchestra" set has appeared in 1961 first time. I must check resources and I will as soon as I will have more time.

Jindrich
Title: Re: "Bohemia Glass" label on Czech Figurine
Post by: Jindra8526 on May 18, 2009, 06:39:59 AM
Thank you Anne for help with English. Please remove the link to zeleznybrod, seems that this page is infected, after clicking tries to install spyware.
Jindrich
Title: Re: "Bohemia Glass" label on Czech Figurine
Post by: Anne on May 18, 2009, 09:16:37 PM
Jindrich, I've removed both the links from the topic for you, thanks for the heads up.

Is this one of the Brychta figures? I just love him, what a great find Kelli!
Title: Re: "Bohemia Glass" label on Czech Figurine
Post by: eglass on May 19, 2009, 12:48:49 AM
Jindrich, thank you so much! I was hoping he was an oldie, but left my attribution vague on my auction with a reference to Brychta's technique and style taught at the school. I'm crossing fingers now that I have done a good job of the description. Couldn't have done it without you! :)

Anne, it is forever amazing to me that pieces from all the way across the planet end up here in my little spot on Earth - and that I actually get to own them (even if for only a little while, lol).

Kelli
Title: Re: "Bohemia Glass" label on Czech Figurine
Post by: Jindra8526 on May 19, 2009, 07:53:59 AM
Kelli,
after a little research I found that group of musiciants was published in Glasrevue 1956/4, so much older than I expected. Set was probably very popular and appeared repeatedly in advertisiment in CGR also in sixties.

I would also like to ask you for permission to add and use your photographies in my Czechoslovakian glass database.
Jindrich
Title: Re: "Bohemia Glass" label on Czech Figurine
Post by: eglass on May 19, 2009, 11:56:05 AM
Jindrich, wow! That is fabulous!

ABSOLUTELY you have my permission to use the photos for whatever you need. Thank you again!

Kelli
Title: Re: "Bohemia Glass" label on Czech Figurine
Post by: eglass on May 19, 2009, 12:07:30 PM
Jindrich, here is a back view of the figurine which shows the glass "drum strap", and also a closer view of the face that you can also save for your database.