Topic: Unknown art glass object - pipe holder?

[Torysa]

Could somebody please help me to identify this quality glass object? Measurements are 13 x 12,5 x 9 cm , it weighs 1,1 kg. I have no idea about country of origin, glassworks, nor designer.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Torysa

[Torysa]

Update: I bought the object some time ago on US eBay auction as a 'heavy glass pipe holder' . It is a quality glass, but I would never think it could be a Skrdlovice piece. But today, while trying to identify completely other glass vase , I came across the possibility that it could be Exnar's design from 1986. Could somebody please confirm ? I keep my fingers crossed... Thank you.

[Torysa]

Update 2: I think I found similar piece also in Jindra's Magic of Glass photo collection , picture No. 130 and 131: http://picasaweb.google.com/104509467784289017506/MagicOfGlass?authkey=Gv1sRgCI2S5fCi1JOMKA&gsessionid=RO5C5m0ucBwcLI0FXtkcbQ#5424451177966385490
Very nice indeed.

[flying free]

great find!  I can't read the label though -does it say Exbor?
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[Torysa]

Thank you very much for your input Flying Free.  There is no label on this object. Why do you think there should be an Exbor mark there ?

[flying free]

No, but on Jindrich's site there was a label in front of the piece so it may say more about it
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[pamela]

The label says indeed 'Jan Exnar', I believe
Well spotted!

[Torysa]

The first clue promising that it could be an Exnar's object, came from Skrdlovice model book . But from the drawing one could not say for sure it was the same object as mine. Then I found the picture on Jindra's pages.  It shows how the Skrdlovice object looks like in real. Unfortunately I am not able to read anything from the label.

[flying free]

Torysa you may have crossed posts with Pamela
Pamela believes the label to read Jan Exnar

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[pamela]

Perhaps you can contact Jan Exnar through this website: Cesty skla blog 
Good luck!