Topic: Art Deco green vase red 'flame' splotches - Schneider

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see page 181 and further on page 182 here for information on Erwin Pfohl.  If I have read that correctly he  only stayed at Josephinenhutte (Szklarska Poręba) for one year 1929.
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Source:Stefania Żelasko SZLAK SZKŁA NA POLSKO-CZESKIM POGRANICZU, SKLÁŘSKÁ STEZKA NA POLSKO-ČESKÉM PŘÍHRANIČÍ, THE GLASS TRAIL ON THE POLISH-CZECH BORDERLAND

'His younger brother Erwin Pfohl (1906-1976) took his place at Josephine. He was particularly talented and after graduating from the glass school in Bor he studied in Vienna and Paris. He stayed in Szklarska Poręba only for a year for the climate was too severe for him. He designed very modern, colorful projects which were launched at the end of the twenties of the 20th century. He introduced new techniques of decorating glass. He worked for Reich company in Berlin since 1930. In 1932 and 1934 he made artistic journeys to Paris.

Erwin designed for the Rachmann Brothers Company ....'

Obviously this doesn't preclude Josephinenhutte continuing to make the designs after he left however it could indicate they were only made for a short period of a year.  Which may explain why there are so few around.

I think the ebay photograph comes from this book:
https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9783927218758/JOSEPHINENH%C3%9CTTE-Jugendstil-Art-D%C3%A9co-Moderne-3927218758/plp

The book was published in 2009,  16 years ago. 16 years is enough time for more to have come to light so it's curious how few have been found.

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There is a small excerpt from the American Glass Review of 1923 which indicates things might have been a struggle for Josephinenhutte and other makers around that time.
In 1923 it says they merged the company with Fritz Heckert and Kynast-Kristall. 

https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/American_Glass_Review/gFXdxkOIjgYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=josephinenhutte+and+fritz+heckert+glass&dq=josephinenhutte+and+fritz+heckert+glass&printsec=frontcover

It also says Rhenish-Westphalian glass handed notice to all their makers.

I don't know how strong the company was in 1929 but that was the year of the Great Depression.  Perhaps the range was launched but never got off the ground on a long term basis.

Erwin Pfohl returned to Novy Bor in the 1930s /1930? and remained there for the rest of his life from my understanding.


From the Eastman museum, some information about Dr Arthur Traube:
https://archives.eastman.org/agents/people/302

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Information re catalogues and sample books of Josephinenhutte AG (1920s and 1930s):

Source Schlesisches Museum zu Goerlitz
https://www.schlesisches-museum.de/en/about-us/the-collection/glass

part quote:
'...However, thanks to a donation, the Silesian Museum was able to obtain numerous documents of the Fritz Heckert Company in Petersdorf (Piechowice); furthermore, the museum purchased a comprehensive collection consisting of some 50 catalogues and sample books of Josephinenhütte AG (1920s and 1930s) aa well as the Polish successor company Huta Jozefina (1950-ies).'