Topic: Art Deco opalescent glass polar bear on rock any clues please?

[oyemicanto]

Good evening everyone
I recently purchased this adorable opalescent glass polar bear on a rock.It is a lovely little piece.
There is a faint etched name under the base but it is very faint and can only be seen when in a certain position.
It reads something like Daniel?
I am not familiar with a lot of opalescent glass except the obvious ones such as lalique?
Wondered if there were any aficianadoes out there please? If I have spelt that word wrong forgive me I will look it up later in the dictionary lol
Thanks in advance!
Nige

[Mosquito]

Hi Nige,

The mark should read 'Danielo'. Don't know the maker, but possible Choisy-le-Roi. I've seen this model quite a few times, but don't know much about Danielo. Like Ferjac, CLA & Cesari it's one of those names that turns up on nice quality animal figures, but there's not much written about it...

Steven

[oyemicanto]

Hi Steven
Many thanks for the informaion about this piece.It is really alovely little piece not very big but well made.
I have seen animals by Ferjac and Cesari before infact I used to have a bird and rather a mean looking fish by Ferjac.
I do have a glass dish with 2 polar bears on an ice flow in polished and frosted glass which I think is by Libochovice?
I do like the polar bear figures!
Best Nige

[Mosquito]

I do have a glass dish with 2 polar bears on an ice flow in polished and frosted glass which I think is by Libochovice?
I do like the polar bear figures!
Best Nige

If you mean the model shown below, then definitely Feigl & Morawetz, Libochovice.
Marcus identified it a while back, they are available with or without frosting to the bears. Produced from the 30s to 90s but the earlier ones have better mould quality.

Steven

[oyemicanto]

That's the one! I have noticed the moulding is less detailed on some of them.
Do you know if they came in any other colour?
Nige