Topic: This one has my heart racing - Bohemian? - ID = Kralik ca. 1900.

[uphoosier]

I know it is late (or very early if you are in the old country) but I just got his bowl home and I am so excited I can't sleep.  The color and iridescence make me think Bohemian, but I don't think they were big on hobnails.  But I must admit, this is the first piece of glass I have seen that has two rows of double hobnails.  Two rows point in to the bowl and two point out of the bowl.  Such creativity and skill by the glassmaker.  So, what are your opinions regarding maker? And does anyone else like it as much as I do?  

[glassobsessed]

I have seen one of these in cranberry attributed to Loetz by a seller on ebay.com (some time ago), I was interested because I have one in green but it has no foot/stand. The stand on yours differs from the the other one I saw which had a complicated arrangement of three legs.

I have to rush out now, will take a photo of my green one and post it later.

John

[Galle]

Beautiful piece - my guts are telling me Kralik on this one. The red oil spot and the dramatic shape are two Kralik markers for me.

[obscurities]

I agree with Warren on this piece....  Looks Kralik to me.....

These style pieces are almost always attributed to Loetz on ebay and never are by Loetz....  Of course, if you believe ebay, Loetz was the largest producer of glass in the region...  and there may have been a couple of other very very very small companies....   :thup:

Craig

[glassobsessed]

Anyone got a spare stand?

[uphoosier]

The dealer had mine ID'd as Loetz.  I think for a lot of folks, it is the only Bohemian name they know.  I like the green, and I hope you turn up a stand.  I need one as well for a German amber opalescent bowl I have.

Thanks for the replies.

[uphoosier]

Obsessed, I just noticed your location is South Wales.  I bought mine in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan in a region where a lot of Welsh miners immigrated to in the last half of the 19th century.  I don't imagine a Welsh miner would pack one of these in a steamer trunk, but many of the mining companies were British owned.  I live in Gladstone, named after the PM.  Kipling is the 1st RR stop to the north, and Rudyard is the stop at the end of the line.  And, everyone up here knows what a pasty is.  :thup:

[obscurities]

Anyone got a spare stand?

Much easier to find a spare stand than a spare bowl.....    :thup:

Craig

[Ohio]

uphoosier I've got one myself, but have to say I like your color better. Ken

[Max]

Excuse me, as I must be being really thick here!    But the first image shows a stand that doesn't appear to fit well although I can't see how it's finished off inside the bowl.  Then a stand with three legs is mentioned, which is different from the stand shown here...so...my (probably really stupid!!) question is why does this bowl need a stand?  Is it supposed to have one at all??

::awaits answer and ready to dive under a nearby stone:::