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Title: ZBS, but recent? early? designer?
Post by: langhaugh on October 14, 2009, 09:09:37 PM

I really like this smallish 8" vase. I think it's alexandrite, but I haven't been able to create a radical colour shift yet. It's oval, with a channel running down both the broader sides. The depressed sections are satinized, by acid I think, but perhaps by sandblasting. The base is flat and polished as expected, but with very little wear. It has a partial ZBS label, which looks to me to be an older, pre Czech Republic one. I haven't been able to find any references to it. Any information, particularly designer, much appreciated.

David

Title: Re: ZBS, but recent? early? designer?
Post by: Andy on October 14, 2009, 09:19:47 PM

Hi David,
the label is shown in Mark Hills book, it says Zelezny Brod, 1950s-60s.
The vase is not in the book.
Cheers
Andy

Title: Re: ZBS, but recent? early? designer?
Post by: Ivo on October 14, 2009, 09:43:06 PM

I've seen a lot of these and I think it may still be in production.

Title: Re: ZBS, but recent? early? designer?
Post by: Jindra8526 on October 14, 2009, 10:36:15 PM

Original design Vaclav Horacek for Josefodol - VS 8464 - 1957.
The structure of nationalised factories and their restructuralisations and renaming in time is not subject for hot cooked paperback.

Jindrich

Title: Re: ZBS, but recent? early? designer?
Post by: langhaugh on October 14, 2009, 10:53:42 PM

Andy: Thanks.
Ivo: Not surprised they're common in Europe; not so much here. Interesting what made it across the Atlantic.
Jindrich:  Thanks for the designer's name. I think I get what you mean by "not subject for hot cooked paperback." Maybe a cold cooked one will tell. Do you think it's old or new?

Thanks, all. Now if only all id's were that quick.

David

Title: Re: ZBS, but recent? early? designer?
Post by: Jindra8526 on October 15, 2009, 06:29:09 AM

I cannot help you for the moment with this issue David.  I will try to find more in future, I also have two simmilar pieces at home.
Absolutely sure is that it is not produced now, becouse ZBS died last year.

Jindrich

Title: Re: ZBS, but recent? early? designer?
Post by: Jindra8526 on October 15, 2009, 06:30:03 AM

label look old, however
J.

Title: Re: ZBS, but recent? early? designer?
Post by: langhaugh on October 15, 2009, 06:43:25 AM

Jindrich:

Thanks. As Andy wrote, Mark Hill has the label as 50's-60's, but labels are not always the most reliable indicator. The vase is well made, and, despite the lack of wear on the base, I've got the feeling it's an old one.

I'll put it to rest now.

Thanks again to everyone.

david

Title: Re: ZBS, but recent? early? designer?
Post by: Sklounion on October 15, 2009, 06:52:02 AM

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labels are not always the most reliable indicator

Very true, David.
However, as Jindrich says, this label does look old, is old, as background colour was changed 1970s to a light metallic blue. Same logo, and shape. This then changed again following 1992, and shape of label was altered.
M

Title: Re: ZBS, but recent? early? designer?
Post by: langhaugh on October 15, 2009, 07:20:12 AM

Marcus: 

You're up early! And a bright beginning to your morning is a very satisfactory ending to my day. Thanks for the update.

David