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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Austria => Topic started by: rocco on January 16, 2011, 07:02:43 PM

Title: Jaroslav Svoboda vase for Skrdlovice, unusual colour?
Post by: rocco on January 16, 2011, 07:02:43 PM

My Srkdlovice collection is getting bigger :)

Bought this vase yesterday, which I hope to have identified correctly as Jaroslav Svoboda for Skrdlovice, PN 7302 (?). Height 18cm, diam 7cm.
Thanks to Jindrich's site I found it in the Skrdlovice catalogue of 1974, but only in dark blue colour (all other examples I have seen on the web were blue as well).

It has the remains of a paper label, which - before I cleaned the vase - was recognizable as an old Skrdlovice label. (Now there is not much left of it, I nevertheless attach a pic)
I could compare it quite nicely because I also found a huge Skrdlovice bowl by Jan Beranek ("Andromeda" is the name, I think) with a perfect label.

Thanks,
Michael

Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda vase for Skrdlovice, unusual colour?
Post by: bOBA on January 16, 2011, 09:42:10 PM

Likely you are on the right track again Rocco, certainly an unusual colourway for this vase but entirely normal for the factory generally, a nice unusual piece... they probably turned out a small batch in another colour out of interest. I do not think that the new Svoboda factory is especially known for producing this particular vase, or that the colour would be theirs. I would like to know more about the andromeda bowl. I have one in blue-green-clear.. other GMB members have it too. I would guess it would have a gold-yellow label rather than a red one? This is only a guess, could you clarify this for me please, thanks,
 
nice buys!

Robert (bOBA)

Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda vase for Skrdlovice, unusual colour?
Post by: rocco on January 16, 2011, 10:37:16 PM

Robert, thank you so much again for your contributions!
There were clearly remains of a Skrdlovice label and not of a Beranek or Svoboda label on the vase (should have made a pic before cleaning...).
I was just a little surprised to find this pattern in a different colour than blue.

I will open another thread for the Andromeda bowl (so mods don't have to split this one if there starts a discussion about it).

Michael

Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda vase for Skrdlovice, unusual colour?
Post by: Jindra8526 on January 17, 2011, 03:43:25 PM

Hi Michael,
do not consider the colour when attributing Skrdlovice pieces. It is Jaroslav Svoboda for Skrdlovice piece 7302/18.

Jindrich
www.cs-sklo.cz

Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda vase for Skrdlovice, unusual colour?
Post by: rocco on January 17, 2011, 07:05:59 PM

Great, thanks Jindrich!
I seem to have a talent for finding odd shape/colour versions of wellknown Skrdlovice designs :)

Michael

Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda vase for Skrdlovice, unusual colour?
Post by: Jindra8526 on January 18, 2011, 07:54:28 AM

Michael, if you will continoue in purchasing Skrdlovice glass so efficiently we have only two options:
To kill you or to invite you to our Skrdlovice fun club :-)
I will ask my friend bOBA what option he will prefer....

Jindrich
www.cs-sklo.cz

Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda vase for Skrdlovice, unusual colour?
Post by: rocco on January 20, 2011, 10:12:10 AM

Jindrich, I hope you decide for the fan club option ;D
As there is so much beautiful Czech glass to be purchased I'd rather live on...

Collecting is so much more fun with you and bOBA guiding me!

Michael

Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda vase for Skrdlovice, unusual colour?
Post by: rocco on February 19, 2011, 04:06:23 PM

Two more Skrdlovice items in my collection:

- tall (28,5cm) Jan Beranek vase PN 5988 in a very nice colourway

- "Galaxy" vase PN 6532/21 (I think) by Miloslava Svobodova.
My friends think it is ugly -- I think it is wonderful :)

Michael

Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda vase for Skrdlovice, unusual colour?
Post by: flying free on February 19, 2011, 06:27:31 PM

gorgeous - love the Svodbodova piece, how can anyone not like that?  :o
m

Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda vase for Skrdlovice, unusual colour?
Post by: rocco on February 22, 2011, 10:12:45 PM

Thanks!
My friends are ignorants :usd: (at least regarding Czech glass)

Michael

Title: Re: Jaroslav Svoboda vase for Skrdlovice, unusual colour?
Post by: johnphilip on March 11, 2011, 09:41:19 AM

I sold two Galaxy pieces early last year , i have one more piece that is almost the same as the first one it is a bowl , i will be selling it in the next couple of months . i had them for many years but have been trying to make some room so the cat can move back in . :hi: