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Title: Knobbly bark vase Czech?
Post by: Tigerchips on October 04, 2010, 02:34:34 PM

I haven't purchased any books on Czech glass yet, no excuse other than needing money for other things and going off glass for a while.

I was going to wait till i bought the book but here's one i have which i suspect to be Czech but not sure...

It's obviously based on the well famous bark design which Whitefriars and other companies did.

Title: Re: Knobbly bark vase Czech?
Post by: Tigerchips on October 04, 2010, 03:05:10 PM

Okay so it is Czech as i just spotted it on the video that's on the Sklo Union site.  ;D

Title: Re: Knobbly bark vase Czech?
Post by: Jindra8526 on October 04, 2010, 03:13:48 PM

Exactly, it is Vladislav Urban (* 14.3.1937), Sklo Union, Rosice 1962 - 1507/75

Jindrich
www.webareal.cz/ceskoslovenskesklo

Title: Re: Knobbly bark vase Czech?
Post by: Tigerchips on October 04, 2010, 03:18:54 PM

Thank you for the info.  :)

Title: Re: Knobbly bark vase Czech?
Post by: glassobsessed on October 04, 2010, 04:52:19 PM

Geoffrey Baxter at Whitefriars was not the first to use a bark like texture for mould blown items. I do not know who was first but bark textures were being used in Scandinavian designs for at least a few years before Mr Baxter started designing with textured finishes in the late sixties. Michael Harris was experimenting with the idea at some time between 1963 and 1965 - according to Mark Hill in his book on Mdina (page 13).

Who was first? Sarpaneva, Wirkkala, or....?

John

Title: Re: Knobbly bark vase Czech?
Post by: Ivo on October 04, 2010, 04:59:14 PM

Wirkkala ttbomk

Title: Re: Knobbly bark vase Czech?
Post by: glassobsessed on October 04, 2010, 05:19:54 PM

What does ttbomk mean Ivo?

Title: Re: Knobbly bark vase Czech?
Post by: Max on October 04, 2010, 05:46:28 PM

to the best of my knowledge (I had to work it out...lol!)

Title: Re: Knobbly bark vase Czech?
Post by: Tigerchips on October 04, 2010, 08:50:44 PM

Porcelain was first.  :ooh:

Title: Re: Knobbly bark vase Czech?
Post by: glassobsessed on October 04, 2010, 10:10:27 PM

I am not good with abbreviations, they seem obvious once someone has explained them to me but within a few months I will probably forget. :-[

Title: Re: Knobbly bark vase Czech?
Post by: Ivo on October 05, 2010, 07:16:54 AM

Quote from: Tigerchips on October 04, 2010, 08:50:44 PM

Porcelain was first.  :ooh:

find anything pre-1950s?

Title: Re: Knobbly bark vase Czech?
Post by: Tigerchips on October 05, 2010, 12:31:07 PM

Quote from: Ivo on October 05, 2010, 07:16:54 AM

find anything pre-1950s?

Okay, porcelain wasn't first.  ;D

Although I would swear i saw something on the Antiques Roadshow with a Rockingham glaze shaped like a tree trunk.

This jug below might be older than 1940's but i'm not sure. I'm guessing it's old by all the irregularities in the glaze.

Title: Re: Knobbly bark vase Czech?
Post by: ckscot on October 05, 2010, 05:47:48 PM

I've only just stumbled across this thread and can't resist correcting Ivo's football quote from way back.  The headline was actually:
"Super caley go ballistic, Celtic are atrocious". 
I know it doesn't add much to the sum of human knowledge but I know how much contributors here value accuracy......javascript:void(0);