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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Austria => Topic started by: Alton11 on July 10, 2013, 09:51:48 PM

Title: ID Help for Unusual Faceted Crystal Vase...Signed - ID = Josef Svarc for Podebrady
Post by: Alton11 on July 10, 2013, 09:51:48 PM
Stands 8 inches tall and about 3 inches wide and a shade under 4 lbs. Has a long undulating center bubble surrounded by internal rings. Very distinctive design and signed on base but I cannot decipher. Hoping someone here might recognize.
Title: Re: ID Help for Unusual Faceted Crystal Vase...Signed
Post by: NMott on July 10, 2013, 11:24:01 PM
Signature looks like Simon to me.
Title: Re: ID Help for Unusual Faceted Crystal Vase...Signed
Post by: cubby01 on July 11, 2013, 01:11:19 AM
Wow, that is some piece!  I haven't see much in the way of bubble rings but I seem to recall some Swedish pieces.   Any chance this could be Simon Gate of Orrefors fame?  A long shot I know.... I'm way out of my element here.   :-[
Title: Re: ID Help for Unusual Faceted Crystal Vase...Signed
Post by: rocco on July 11, 2013, 08:19:33 AM
It is Czech, Josef Svarc for Podebrady glassworks.
Also included in Mark Hill's book "hi sklo lo sklo".

Very good piece! :)

Michael
Title: Re: ID Help for Unusual Faceted Crystal Vase...Signed
Post by: cubby01 on July 11, 2013, 12:36:08 PM
A similar piece here on GMB in 2009 that thought Svarc (again based on the Mark Hill book) but no signature and no replies so not positively identified.... http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php?topic=26688.0

Here's a Svarc bowl, more typical of his design that bares his signature.  Looks just like the signature in the OP. ...http://www.etsy.com/listing/87296996/amazing-thistle-motif-crystal-bowl
Title: Re: ID Help for Unusual Faceted Crystal Vase...Signed
Post by: bOBA on July 11, 2013, 01:21:15 PM
The vase is a great piece, nothing wrong with the signature either. A great find.


Robert
Title: Re: ID Help for Unusual Faceted Crystal Vase...Signed
Post by: Alton11 on July 11, 2013, 10:10:56 PM
thanx for the info.