Topic: Glass Lamp Identification ... Ikora - ID = WMF Ikora

[dirk.]

Hi Gareth,
an interesting point! Indeed there are no lamps in the Ikora book now you mention it and to my regret I
don´t have an explanation. A theory: possibly they were shaped from the same moulds as the vases?
At least in this case
example on Kilian´s site
we can see a strong resemblance to the 1936 vase on page 151 of the book.
Beyond that I have to commit I´m rather clueless...  :ac1:

[Morgan48]

Hi Gareth,
an interesting point! Indeed there are no lamps in the Ikora book now you mention it and to my regret I
don´t have an explanation. A theory: possibly they were shaped from the same moulds as the vases?
At least in this case
example on Kilian´s site
we can see a strong resemblance to the 1936 vase on page 151 of the book.
Beyond that I have to commit I´m rather clueless...  :ac1:

Hi Dirk.....Ok ...and many thanks for the prompt response....much appreciated..... maybe oneday someone will.... :X:

Regards

Gareth

[chilternhills]

There was a book published by Arnoldsche called WMF Ikora-Beleuchtungskoerper der WMF in 2006 ISBN 3897901927. It can be found on amazon.de but not on the Arnoldsche publisher's web site. Maybe it is out of print.

Anton

[dirk.]

Hi Anton,
thanks for the info! I did some googling and now I wonder if the book was really published at all. Maybe they were
just meaning to publish it but never did? All I could find were announcements and a picture of the book cover - not
a single copy around, a review or anything else... 

[chilternhills]

Hi Dirk,

You are correct. The book wasn't published. I wrote to Arnoldsche Art Publishers and got this reply:

The third book of the WMF book series isn’t published. We have published the first two volumes – WMF Ikora & Myra Glass and WMF Ikora Metall. Unfortunately the third books was a proposal. We are sorry to give you no better news.

With best regards

Bettina Goldschmidt

Project Manager

Maybe if enough people contact Arnoldsche they might reconsider publishing the Ikora lamp book.

Anton

[dirk.]

Good idea, Anton! 
Thank you for the information. It´s a pity...

[Morgan48]

Many thanks for the updates....... and a real shame as these are popular and collectible items ....and deserving to be recognised.

Gareth

[michajoli]

sadly the pics in the first posting are not visible any more