Author Topic: Asymmetrical Geometric Neodymium Dish - ? Czech or Scandi ? (Read 3567 times)

Anne E.B. · « **on:** July 01, 2006, 09:45:41 PM »

This is a really weird angular shaped piece of glass that I came across today - so odd, that I had to have it :roll: .

It most likely is an ashtray, as there is a recess of sorts at both ends. Quite a big piece being 9" long. The shape is unlike anything I've ever seen before. Neodymium glass - pale amethyst and greeny/blue in different light. It doesn't strike me as being Murano and I thought may be Czech or even Scandinavian. What does anyone think?

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/mdina065.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/mdina066.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/mdina064.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/mdina067.jpg

Any ideas would be most welcome

David E · « **Reply #1 on:** July 01, 2006, 10:09:49 PM »

Very nice Anne! I actually have its twin: a clear one measuring 7" (18cm) long. I always took it to be Czech but it was one (of many :wink: ) that I was hoping to get Marcus to ID in time.

I do like it in Neodymium

Sklounion · « **Reply #2 on:** July 01, 2006, 10:18:54 PM »

Ive always personally tended to a ZBS attribution for these, ZeleznoBrodske Sklo. Best known other Cz maker of neo-dymium glass.
Not Moser.
regards,
Marcus

David E · « **Reply #3 on:** July 01, 2006, 10:22:25 PM »

I should qualify mine as being the triangular cousin (not the twin) of Anne's :wink:

:shock: click to zoom :shock:

Many thanks for your advice Marcus!

Anne E.B. · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2006, 04:40:29 PM »

Thank you Marcus as always

I've added it to my collection of 'chunky' Czech glass.

Your clear one is pretty cool too David

Too nice to ever use as ashtrays. Ashtrays seem so non P.C. these days. May be I should start buying them in the hope that they will become very collectable one day.

Sklounion · « **Reply #5 on:** July 02, 2006, 10:41:05 PM »

Thank you for the acknowledgement.
My own comment, as a thirty a day man, life is short, and me, I'm as frenetic a Gemini, as you could not wish to meet... How Hilary puts up with me?

Yet without smokers, ashtrays such as these would not have been made, without sweet-meat eaters, bonbonnieres, sucriers would have been superfluous, lose the drinker, lose the wineglasses, rummers, decanters et al.
If the world were full of pollen-sensitive people, lose the vases, solifleurs....
P.C.

A British policeman.
PC??? Politically Correct.
Un-PC, oh that will be me then. :lol:
Regards,
Marcus

David E · « **Reply #6 on:** July 05, 2006, 07:37:05 PM »

One for you Marcus :cough: :lol:

http://www.abramgamesposters.com/Images/M98.JPG

Poster by Abram Games - very un-PC nowadays!

Anne E.B. · « **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2006, 03:48:03 PM »

Marcus and David - thought you'd like to see the two together. Definitely 'cousins' David

They're really sculptural!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/Czech016.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/Czech006.jpg

A big thanks David and to you too Marcus.

David E · « **Reply #8 on:** July 07, 2006, 04:06:12 PM »

Glad to see them together and they really do look a good match. Agreed: very close relatives!

Glen · « **Reply #9 on:** July 07, 2006, 04:19:58 PM »

If you'd like to see some amazing ashtrays in Carnival Glass, made in South America, they're here (graphics intensive page warning :shock: )
http://www.geocities.com/carni_glass_uk_2000/southamerica.html

There are some phenomenal (rare and beautiful) pieces in Carnival that are the product of smoking. Humidors, ashtrays and cuspidors (though the latter were also a response to the numbers of people suffering from TB).

Glen

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