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Title: Kralik? Harlequin style
Post by: selina on January 12, 2012, 09:52:15 AM

Hi all,

This arrived today, one of my ebay buys. I bought it because it reminded me of my Kralik Harlequin Opalescent...soooo opinions on whether anyone agrees with me? The difference is the base... and this one has gold and silver in it. But I still love it anyway. Has a chip that wasnt mentioned in the auction...so debating on what to do with that now. You be the judge on the maker.... I'll have to do 2 posts to show comparison...

Title: Re: Kralik? Harlequin style
Post by: selina on January 12, 2012, 10:03:12 AM

The base and the damage :(

Title: Re: Kralik? Harlequin style
Post by: obscurities on January 14, 2012, 01:33:07 AM

This is definitely a piece of Kralik, and is a variant of Harlequin Opalescent I have not seen before. The upper portion of the piece is done in what is called the Wave decor. The silver and gold in it are actually pieces of Mica which they liked to use also.  

Attached image is a crimped fan by Kralik in the wave decor.

Very interesting piece.  Nice find.
Wish I had found it....  ;D

Craig

Title: Re: Kralik? Harlequin style
Post by: selina on January 14, 2012, 01:37:40 AM

Thank you so much Craig :) I really value your opinion and I'm so pleased I followed my instinct with this one  :hiclp:

Title: Re: Kralik? Harlequin style
Post by: obscurities on January 14, 2012, 01:40:51 AM

The popped surface bubble is unfortunate, but not entirely surprising.....  I would have purchased it, even with knowledge of the damage, as it is quite unusual....

Craig

Title: Re: Kralik? Harlequin style
Post by: Ohio on January 14, 2012, 04:41:01 PM

Honestly not trying to be disagreeable, however semantics sometimes get in the way. Personally I do not consider this piece damaged. Granted it is not perfect, but the popped bubble (some of which stay stable for decades) to me is simply a byproduct of the manufacturing process in this case while damage (at least to me) chips, cracks, etc. occur outside the  realm of manufacturing processes. I would consider this simply a structural flaw that occurred during the original manufacturing process, unfortunate it popped yes, but I believe damaged seems is a bit harsh in this case. Very nice piece bye the way & if Craig had not pointed it out I would never have thought of Kralic. Ken  

Title: Re: Kralik? Harlequin style
Post by: obscurities on January 14, 2012, 05:16:12 PM

I agree with Ken, Although we call it damage it really is not....  Not like a chip or crack.....

Craig