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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Austria => Topic started by: mcagogo on September 20, 2011, 12:29:49 AM
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Hello,
I am looking for information to confirm these are authentic M. Janku pieces.
I have two birds (?) slightly different sizes (see the pic with the yogurt container) and a hedgehog. All of them are signed on the bottom, but I can't find any references online.
Even if they are not authentic, I love them and have new found love and interest in collecting M. Janku's glass work.
BIRDS
http://i56.tinypic.com/nr1251.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/2w4buwi.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/fvtox.jpg
HEDGEHOG
http://i52.tinypic.com/331dq2e.jpg
http://i55.tinypic.com/2vv8k83.jpg
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Welcome to the board :).
The hedgehog appears in the 1970/11 Czechoslovak Glasrevue which you can view on Jindrich Parik's wonderful Czech Glass website: http://www.cs-sklo.cz/ . Here is a link to the glasrevue page: Janku hedgehog (https://picasaweb.google.com/Jindra8526/Glasrevue197011?authkey=Gv1sRgCLCckNyK7eTpBg#5445157735533950626).
Similar birds can be found in the 1984/5 CGR, here (https://picasaweb.google.com/Jindra8526/Glasrevue19845?authkey=Gv1sRgCKKwjMXF74rzoQE#5557145154812081202).
That's the only information I can provide, but be patient. We've got people on the board who are very knowledgable about glass animals, as well as, people who are very knowledgable about Czech glass.
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Hi mcagogo :hi: the signatures certainly look authentic, I have two M. Janku foxes, one of which is signed and labelled. I mention the signed one here:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,42590.msg233645.html#msg233645
and the unsigned one here:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,43204.msg240890.html#msg240890
I also have a hedgehog that looks very like yours but is unsigned and has a Bleikristall label, here is the link, you will need to scroll down the page:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php?topic=34646.0
Will you be in competition with me then?? I want them all!!
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Thank you everyone for the information and links!! I forgot to mention that one bird has a label "CESKA" and this is also etched on the bottom.
This is very exciting - now looking to add to the collection!
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mcagogo, I would really appreciate it if you could upload your photographs to the Glass Message Board using *Attach*. The problem with Tinypics is those links won't work for long and we'll be left with no photographs! :cry: This means that in the future no-one else will be able to benefit from the information here.
Your items are particularly nice and it would be a great shame to lose them. :)
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Sorry, I'll post them here. I kept getting an error message when posting.
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Here is an image of the label on one of the birds.
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That's a great picture mcagogo, please can you do the others that big.....I would love to see the Hedgehog better....I'm a hedgehogaholic!!
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Sure - here you go! - not sure why they are appearing upside down!
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Thankyou!!
Luckily I'm using my laptop, so I can turn it upside down to view!!
He is very like the Bleikristall one I have, don't you agree?
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Here is a larger image of the birds.
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Yes rosieposie - looks identical to yours! I love the color of yours.
Do you know a value?
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Not really, I know I didn't pay a great deal for it though because I rarely do. I love the colour of yours as well. My big aspiration is an Exbor hedgehog, I am forever missing out on them. I just love glass animals and birds, and have well over 400 now!
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Thi signature looks authentic, I have the Janku signed piece signed very simmilarly.
Jindrich
www.cs-sklo.cz