Topic: Blue opaline lamp base origin

[uphoosier]

This blue opaline glass base is 18" tall.  The center panel is textured, and the classical warriors are brass layed on the glass, not painted.   There is the remnant of a lable, but all I can make out is " Made In G or C".  Does this look familiar to anyone?  My best guess is Czechoslovakian 1950s or 60s.  Thanks for taking a look.
Ken

[Wayne]

Harrach might be a possibility, see this link:

http://sites.google.com/site/loetzandglass/harrach--a-glass-mystery-solved

[Paul S.]

have you checked the labels section on the GMB ?  -  might be worth a look.

[uphoosier]

The link to the Harrach Greek series is great, but the warriors on the lamp are not painted or transfers, but are brass inlaid in the glass.  Only 1/8 or so of the lable is still in place, so matching to one in the library wasn't possible. 

I did take the lamp apart to look for marks and found none. 

Thanks for the responses.

[Lustrousstone]

Are you sure it's inlaid? That would be cloisonné. I can't see any edges. It looks more like gilding. If it was brass I would expect to see some tarnishing. Can we have a close-up of some of the metal please

[uphoosier]

It is definitely inlaid brass.  It was tarnished before I took the Brasso to it.  With regards  to cloisonne, I think that is glass or enamel inlaid into metal.

[glassobsessed]

Wow, it is brass too and the texture shows up in that photo well.

Lovely lamp. Any chance of seeing the other figures?

John

[uphoosier]

I'll post more photos tomorrow.  I need natural light for resonable pictures.

[Ivo]

I've seen remarkably similar things from VsL.

[uphoosier]

There are 3 different figures.  Each figure is on the vase twice.  The upper and lower borders are also inlaid brass.  Ivo, thanks for the tip on Val Saint Lambert.  I've done a lot of googling but can't find anything with inlaid brass or any other metal.  Can you provide a reference?  I think this is a special bit of glass, as the list of makers capable of making it is likely pretty short.