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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Austria => Topic started by: Anik R on June 12, 2011, 07:28:11 AM

Title: Masculine yellow and brown Czech ashtray. ID = ZBS (probably)
Post by: Anik R on June 12, 2011, 07:28:11 AM

I love this ashtray... it looks both masculine and modern in form.  It's 4,5cm tall, 13cm wide and weighs 723g.  Though the colours are difficult to photograph, the ashtray has a brown-cased-in-yellow stem, and a yellow body.  I think it might be a ZBS piece, but I'm not sure.  

I would appreciate your thoughts.  Thank you for looking.

Title: Re: Masculine yellow and brown Czech ashtray
Post by: rocco on June 12, 2011, 02:19:10 PM

Beautiful ashtray, Anik!

I would say ZBS, too -- the colour combination of citrin and brown seems rather typical for them: https://picasaweb.google.com/exat53/CzGlas#5159382999784987458 (https://picasaweb.google.com/exat53/CzGlas#5159382999784987458)

Michael

Title: Re: Masculine yellow and brown Czech ashtray
Post by: Anik R on June 12, 2011, 04:22:42 PM

The colour isn't really 'brown'...  at least, not the same 'Virginit' as in my other ZBS piece which you can see in my album:  https://picasaweb.google.com/105348959949603419807/CzechBlownAndMouldedCollection#5593896279662058834
It's more of an amethysty-olive colour, if you can imagine that. :spls:

But if your gut also says ZBS, then I'm satisfied.  Thank you, Michael!

Title: Re: Masculine yellow and brown Czech ashtray
Post by: rocco on June 12, 2011, 05:37:24 PM

Sorry Anik, I had overlooked that you have one of those yellow-brown pieces in your gallery :wsh:
So you can compare them side by side in real life...

There is also this ZBS aubergine-brown colour (vase in Astrid's gallery): https://picasaweb.google.com/102861706167408125672/4CzechGlass#5492272812200301170 (https://picasaweb.google.com/102861706167408125672/4CzechGlass#5492272812200301170)
A better match?

Style-wise I would still think ZBS is a strong possibility :-)

Michael

Title: Re: Masculine yellow and brown Czech ashtray
Post by: Anik R on June 12, 2011, 07:52:07 PM

Aubergine-brown does sound more realistic than 'amethysty-olive'...  ::)  And my ashtray is the same colour as Astrid's vase.  Considering the shape, which looks right for the glassworks, ZBS it is.  ;D