Topic: Are these Loetz?

[lyndhurst44]

Hi Craig,
Thanks again for the info. Remarkably earlier today following a conversation on glass, of course, I was lent a copy of an old US magazine entitled Czechoslovakian Collectors Guild International Volume 1 issue 1 which is dated Spring 1995. The front page cover reads The Art of Michael Polowny the Master. I must have borrowed this before or seen it whilst visiting my fellow glass collecting friend as I could remember some of the contents. The mag actually concentrates on the aforementioned 3 handled vases which were attributed to MP. How times move on, hey!.
However there is an excellent section on the colours used both solid and contrasting together with their rarity values. Unremarkably, my pieces are referred to as being "light blue" the only other blue being "Periwinkle" which is quite dark. There are light blue pieces shown with both black and also white rims/pads. Good reading. I do love this hobby, it keeps me semi sane!
Thanks again,
Bryn

[obscurities]

Hi, I believe the article you are referring to is an infamous one written by Wes Nedblake. It is an article which was not really based on many facts.... apparently a common practice for Nedblake at times.  There were several articles in other publications which rebuked Nedblakes assertion that Polowny was responsible for as much as Nedblake claimed. 

That organization was later disbanded, and since Nedblake was the founder, back issues of the magazines have never been available since then.  I have been advised by very knowledgeable people to take everything in the articles written by the gentleman with a grain of salt....

Craig

[lyndhurst44]

Yes that's the guy Craig. Pity i was quite enjoying reading his piece. There are a few other contributers though. There is an article on Czech Perfume bottles which seems OK. My wife has a few of the less elaberate examples, in fact I am selling one of her duplicates on Ebay at the moment.
Cheers,
Bryn

[obscurities]

His articles are the only ones you really need to be a little wary of the accuracy.... As far as I know, other contributors to the publication were pretty informative and accurate....

Craig