Topic: Help with identity please :)

[langhaugh]

When I first saw the piece, I only saw the bubbles, and I admit my first reaction was Czech, either Skrdlovice or Harrachov. But when I looked at the rest of the piece, I changed my mind very quickly to Chinese.

So I understand where you see the similarities--bubbles and colour--but overall quite different from Czech.

David

[Lustrousstone]

Some of the Chinese ones just don't look right. The proportions are off somewhere, like this pink one. And the size; it's huge, half as tall again as the Beranak one.

[Ivo]

The identity crisis of Chinese pieces may be due to the fact that around ten to fifteen years ago, Polish glass workers restructured the Chinese glass industry and that Chinese glass makers were trained by Polish instructors, using Polish machinery for annealing and finishing. Since then, the Chinese have improved on models, colours and techniques from Poland, and even developed a distinct style of themselves.

[langhaugh]

Skrdlovice did some pretty big pieces, too. I've got one that's almost 20 inches, but Christine is right in that the proportions and general feel of the pieces are quite different.

David

[Lustrousstone]

My point about size is if it's huge, think twice. Do the research first unless you simply want to own it or can stand the financial loss.

[Jindra8526]

This is not Skrdlovice piece and also not Chribska.

Jindrich
www.webareal.cz/ceskoslovenskesklo