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Signed pressed glass zebra - ID = Vally Wieselthier Designer Austria / New York

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Frank:
Rechecking, the auction description seems correct, I misread Hartmann, although he gives it as Henry G Schlovogt not Kurt.

david31162:
It seems this is quite a find! Thanks again for the ID Frank- Cant believe I didnt know about it as I'm a keen Wiener Werkstatte fan.
I got loads of hits, pictures, gallery and auction results ,even 2 in the sculptures section on Artprice.com. What a range of prices to be found 66Euro(sold) to 2000 Dollars(not sold)!!! one curently on Ebay buy it now for 450 dollars.
I wonder if any are copies? - The zebra is often referred to as Ingrid glass- Look at this link and the pieces they are offering!   http://www.ciocollection.com/about_us.html 
A Vally Wieselthier piece amongs them.
David

Sklounion:
Hi,
David asks:
--- Quote ---I wonder if any are copies?
--- End quote ---

This is currently Ornela Desna's pattern number 27889 00 165.

A very high proportion of these will be not original.
By that I mean, they will be from the original moulds, but not produced by Schlevogt per se.
This particular item is still currently in production, and has been, throughout most of the period since WWII.
The zebra is still being carried in the Ornela-Desna "Classics" catalogue. This is probably why you will find such a great variety of prices.
An original, labelled, Schlevogt-produced item, may reasonably be expected to command rather more than a Jablonecke Sklo, or Ornela Desna produced item.
Regards,
Marcus

David E:
Bit late, but I clipped and corrected the signature

david31162:
Hi Marcus,
Thanks for the new information. Ive been able to trace the modern Desna pieces. At least I know mine is not one of the most modern, all of these are signed on the base. As far as the prices go-no doubt some have stickers, however, none of the most expensive ones are claiming this. I wonder if there is any other way of telling. Colour of glass -,wear/definition- Does wear cause loss of definition on the mould over time ? I imagine only seeing pieces side by side would show up any possible subtle differences.
David.

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