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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: lmj on February 28, 2010, 02:37:55 PM

Title: Small glass with raised relief Czech ?
Post by: lmj on February 28, 2010, 02:37:55 PM

Hi does anyone have a clue to the maker and age of this glass and dish I feel it maybe Czechoslovakian but it is the first time I have come across such a raised detail on a glass ..thanks Lynn

Title: Re: Small glass with raised relief Czech ?
Post by: keith on February 28, 2010, 02:52:43 PM

Have a vase similar and was told it was probably Novy Bor and from the 1970's onwards,
                                                                                                          Keith.

Title: Re: Small glass with raised relief Czech ?
Post by: TxSilver on February 28, 2010, 02:54:35 PM

Glass like this is commonly made in Italy, Czech Republics, and Japan. I have a difficult time judging among them after the label is removed.

Title: Re: Small glass with raised relief Czech ?
Post by: Ivo on February 28, 2010, 03:17:38 PM

This is indeed vey difficult to distinguish. There is not a great production in Japan - so it is more likely to be from Bohemia or Italy. The technique is Terzo Fuoco - as it needs to be fired three times, once for annealing the glass, once for fixing the raised enamel, and once for the gold. It requires a very close temperature control.  The largest Italian maker was Barbini of Martelago - usually the decoration is a little more elegant. But indeed, Borske is the largest.