Topic: Is this asymmetrical small vase by Gangkofner?

[rocco]

I bought this small asymmetrical yellow vase yesterday, certain that it was by Aloys F. Gangkofner for Hessen-Glas.
I am still quite sure about that, but was a little bit surprised that this shape is not depicted on Oliver's great site http://www.kristallglas-oberursel.net/Text/ProdukteHessenglas_Gangkofner.html.
Height around 16cm, four-sided stand, polished base.

Thanks,
Michael

[dirk.]

Hi Michael!
Unfortunately it´s not in the Gangkofner book either. Personally I´ve put the very same vase amongst my
confirmed designs and from the colour, style and finish of the top rim and base I don´t see the slightest
reason to put it elsewhere... 

[rocco]

Thank you very much, Dirk!
I was hoping for some proud owner of the Gangkofner book
Too bad it isn't in there...

Perhaps Oliver can clear this up one day.

Is yours the same colour as mine?

Michael

[dirk.]

Yes, same colour.

[rocco]

Very nice collection!

[dirk.]

Thank you!  To be honest, they weren´t love at first sight. One of my favourite traps: Buy a piece
for resale. Once you own it, a second one will come along soon. You start to like them a bit. Third
piece - done, you´ve started another collection!  :thud:
Meanwhile I´ve grown quite fond of them. They are so very 50´s and yet so special IMHO.

[rocco]

Hi Dirk,
I have to admit that this is my first Gangkofner vase from this range (not a confirmed one, unfortunately). Had only seen pictures of them so far, and quite liked them -- but I like almost everything whith a "modern look for its time"
My only other piece by Gangkofner is one of those big jug-like vases in purple, which is also very fifties (and quite pretty).
But not so bad a collection for someone like me who has heard of Aloys F. Gangkofner for the first time only a few months ago

Greetings
Michael

[Oliver]

Hi Michael,

very interesting vase, looks indeed very "Gangkofnerlikely" but I regret I have never seen this shape before.
 The colour looks very much like Hessenglas-champagne too, but the shape is definately not documented in the Hessenglas-context so far. I´ll show the pictures to former glasworkers, maybe somebody recognizes it. Every now and then a new Hessenglas-Gangkofner-shape appears which was not documented so far.

But for shure there were also other companies producing in Gangkofner-style. I bought one asymetrical perfume bottle
in this typical Gangkofner-style, which I found some time later again with an "austrian" label on it, which I have not identified yet.
Your vase may very well be from austria too. I´ll search for the label-picture..

@ Dirk: very nice collection, especially the "neurot´ische schwangere Jungfrau" makes me jeallous..  

Greetings from Oberursel, Oliver

www.kristallglas-oberursel.net

[dirk.]

Thanks for your reply, Oliver! I´m curious, what they´ll say about this design.  

I think I saw an ebay listing from Austria, too. Perhaps they were a wholesaler?

[rocco]

Thank you very much, Oliver!
As I bought this vase in Vienna, an Austrian origin is surely possible! It may well be that some Austrian company produced items in the style of Gangkofner.
But I have seen quite a few labeled Hessen Glas pieces here in the last months, so at least they seem to have been widely imported here...

Michael