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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: ahremck on June 03, 2011, 03:00:09 AM

Title: Interesting Glass Slab - help wanted re maker
Post by: ahremck on June 03, 2011, 03:00:09 AM

This glass slab "head" is a pick up from a local op-shop.  The Slab is as you can see not quite square - it is not my dud photography.  The slab is about 25 mms thick and the impression that forms the face would be approximately half the thickness.  I have looked very carefully and can not find a signature or mark of any sort - a surprise given the quality of the piece.

Anyone recognise the style and can give me a maker?

Ross

Title: Re: Interesting Glass Slab - help wanted re maker
Post by: a40ty on June 03, 2011, 05:06:59 AM

No idea, I'm afraid, but it's beautiful. Congratulations!  :mrgreen:
a40ty

Title: Re: Interesting Glass Slab - help wanted re maker
Post by: flying free on June 03, 2011, 09:35:55 PM

I have no idea either but I'm insanely jealous  :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:
m

Title: Re: Interesting Glass Slab - help wanted re maker
Post by: Wuff on June 04, 2011, 07:51:32 AM

Mats Jonasson (http://www.matsjonasson.com/CM.php?PageID=89791) is making a lot of glass slabs with faces - though I don't find your piece in the present catalogue.

Title: Re: Interesting Glass Slab - help wanted re maker
Post by: ahremck on June 04, 2011, 02:27:50 PM

I have to say Wolf, that that was my thought when I first spotted it.  BUT (isn't there always one of those) the blue bit is an actual blob of glass and Mats colours the inside of the cast pieces I have seen, rather than using glass.  I have looked at it oh so carefully and I can't find any sort of mark - Mats seems to be very good at marking his pieces.

Ross

Title: Re: Interesting Glass Slab - help wanted re maker
Post by: Oxbridge Fairs on June 13, 2011, 10:19:56 PM

Hi Ross,

One of these in red is pictured in a Czech glass auction catalogue from 2010 and described as 'designer not identified'.

Nice piece.

Christina.

Title: Re: Interesting Glass Slab - help wanted re maker
Post by: glassobsessed on June 16, 2011, 05:29:54 PM

Just bumped into this, sort of similar but obviously not a match:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Jindra8526/Glasrevue196911?authkey=Gv1sRgCJr609KgjcGR2wE#5513804493342376338

John

Title: Re: Interesting Glass Slab - help wanted re maker
Post by: rosieposie on June 16, 2011, 06:21:09 PM

If I had made that, I would have my name plastered all over it!

This has similarities....would the auctioneer be able to give you more inf?  You will have to scroll down but it will be obvious which one I mean.

http://rossauction.com/album_overview.php?topic_id=110129&album_id=coll&mode=List&scale_factor=1

Title: Re: Interesting Glass Slab - help wanted re maker
Post by: langhaugh on June 17, 2011, 04:28:53 AM

John:  The piece you referenced in CGR (it appears to be by Jan Cerny, which makes sense) bridges the piece on here and the the piece in the Sypka catalogue. I think Jan Cerny is a decent bet here.

David

Title: Re: Interesting Glass Slab - help wanted re maker
Post by: rosieposie on June 17, 2011, 08:23:22 AM

There is a lot of Jan's work pictured here.......

http://www.artfact.com/catalog/searchLots.cfm?scp=m&artistRef=7YDWCOSJ58&ord=2&ad=DESC&alF=1

Title: Re: Interesting Glass Slab - help wanted re maker
Post by: ahremck on June 17, 2011, 01:22:36 PM

I too feel it may be a piece contemporary with Jan Cerny.  He seems to have either carved away glass to give a sort of "cameo" effect or else carve into the back of glass (similar to my slab) in an "Intaglio effect.  A couple of the pieces show on Google are remarkable similar to mine especially ones with two faces towards each other looking like they are about to kiss.  What worries me is that he seems to have signed everything - and despite exmining and re-examining mine I can find no sign of a maker's marking.  He was a significant figure in the 60s and is listed in Grover's - Contemporary Art Glass book.

All in all I suspect that it may have been made by a student of his perhaps as a form of examination piece.

Ross

Title: Re: Interesting Glass Slab - help wanted re maker
Post by: Jindra8526 on June 27, 2011, 09:21:46 AM

Hi friends, I just got mail from Ross, I would like to support his oppinion, this piece is not Jan Cerny one, I am afraid.

Jindrich
www.cs-sklo.cz

Title: Re: Interesting Glass Slab - help wanted re maker
Post by: flying free on June 29, 2011, 12:07:04 AM

https://picasaweb.google.com/exat53/CzGlas#5159367868615200562

unattributed as far as I can see but has good similarities and looks to be by the same hand.
m