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Title: German Chance-lookalike (split from Is this Chance by chance?)
Post by: Anne on December 06, 2005, 01:41:27 PM
I have a German dish which is almost same as Chance but with a German label.................hmmmm does that make sense?
Cheers
Doris

Doris, could you please post a picture of your German-like-Chance dish? This may help with some queries about lookalikes. Thanks :)
Title: German Chance-lookalike (split from Is this Chance by chance?)
Post by: liberty1 on December 06, 2005, 02:35:14 PM
ok Here it is Anne the label is gold on yellow and has CD at side Decorglas Made in Western Germany so that dates it a bit. It has a gold rim and Decorated table glass( in 4 languages) around edge of box.

http://tinypic.com/i736hg.jpg

Cheers
Doris
Title: German Chance-lookalike (split from Is this Chance by chance?)
Post by: paradisetrader on December 06, 2005, 03:07:17 PM
The only company beginning with C in my 1960s German glass catalogue is Charlottenhutte. No mention of decorglas though.

From the style of the label I would guess it's later than my cataologue.
Title: German Chance-lookalike (split from Is this Chance by chance?)
Post by: Anne on December 07, 2005, 01:47:18 AM
Brilliant! Thanks Doris, that's very helpful. I have some plates which I bought as Chance with similar decorations so they could also be German. Further digging needed for sure. ;)
Title: German Chance-lookalike (split from Is this Chance by chance?)
Post by: Ivo on December 07, 2005, 08:11:05 AM
I think not all licensees from Bentglass are listed under glass makers, as technically speaking they are glass refineries printing on slumped float. Nearly all larger countries had a licensee, some were glass industries, others were not - Chance for instance was a glass maker in his own right, Flamingo  in Holland only operated the bentglass machines.  
I don't think either Charlottenhütte or Christinenhütte would be flattered to be associated with this process.