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Title: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
Post by: flying free on August 28, 2012, 08:44:28 AM

Any thoughts please on whether this is Bohemian or French? 
It's in my top three for favourites  ;D Perfect condition and beautifully made/finished - the glass is 4mm thick and all edges bevelled inside and out.
Measures 4 7/8" wide by 3 1/2" tall.  It has a particular colour glass that matches a couple of Legras vases I have so I was thinking possibly French?
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Title: Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
Post by: flying free on August 28, 2012, 08:51:40 AM

couple more pics

Title: Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
Post by: davem on August 28, 2012, 10:12:33 AM

Pretty box , I am way behind you all in glass knowledge but the flowers have an alpine look to me if thats any help ?

Title: Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
Post by: flying free on August 28, 2012, 09:06:37 PM

Thank you Davem :)
I'm not at all sure what they are but the little speckly bits on them are so typical 30's - I have velvet ribbon with something similar on.  It reminds me of 30s illustrations in childrens picture books.
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Title: Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
Post by: NMott on August 28, 2012, 10:52:30 PM

I think the flowers are cornflowers. Very pretty.

Title: Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
Post by: flying free on August 28, 2012, 11:02:08 PM

Thanks :) all I could think of was Nigella but cornflower is much closer.
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Title: Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
Post by: Jayne on August 29, 2012, 12:29:06 AM

How lovely! Sorry I can't help on ID though. :(

Title: Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
Post by: Mike M on August 29, 2012, 09:39:55 AM

I'm far from sure but I think you box is

French

especially as they are conflowers -much more popular on French Glass than Bohemian

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Title: Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
Post by: flying free on August 29, 2012, 02:22:34 PM

Thanks :)
I'll keep an eye out.
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Title: Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
Post by: flying free on January 22, 2015, 06:39:02 PM

Cornflowers are used quite extensively in Hungarian pottery I've discovered.  I'm wondering if this might turn out to be Hungarian possibly.  Just adding for reference.
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Title: Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
Post by: Ivo on January 22, 2015, 08:21:28 PM

German or Bohemian is still the most likely.

Title: Re: Enamelled flowered lidded powder box - Bohemian or French?
Post by: flying free on March 27, 2016, 10:03:48 PM

It's not confirmed by any stretch but I have seen a vase from Henrik Giergl company that uses this iridescence on handles and the company also used many cornflower type decorations in geometric or repetitive patterns.  I have not found any that use that flat enamel so far though.
But it's on my list of possibles.
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