Topic: Lithyalin, agathe, malachite, jade?

[Ivo]

two vases in streaky opaque glass imitating semi-precious stone, 17 cms high (= almost 7") . Bottom with polished out pontil and stand. The vases are thickwalled and quite heavy. Can anyone confirm I should be thinking of Egermann, Bucquoy or Rindskopf?

[krsilber]

Wow, those are pretty!  Is it my imagination, or is the green one cased?

I've read a few places that the hyaliths and lithalyins were copied my many shortly after their introduction.  Harrach is another name that has been associated with them.  Truitts:  "All of the glassware produced by Buquoy was quickly imitated in Bohemia and Germany.  Glassware produced by numerous glass makers, especially in Bavaria, is absolutely indistinguishable from Buquoy's."  Sigh.

The 19th C hyalith and lithalyins were usually decorated in some way.  Yours look 20th C to me (FWIW), which I imagine means they could have been produced in other countries, too.  Hopefully someone knows something about those colors/shapes.

[krsilber]

Hmmm.  There's a Buquoy piece shown in Dráhotóva's European Glass that's simple, unadorned, based on an oriental shape.  It's red hyalith, but seems like a different red.  Sealing wax red, they called it.

[Ivo]

interesting find. The colour is much closer to Rindskopf - see juxtaposition.

[krsilber]

Oh, yeah, that's very close!  Did you just get the big one?  Are the spirally indentations cut?  Impressive piece!

I've never seen Rindskopf like that - when was it made, do you know?