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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: goyjus on April 26, 2015, 08:22:01 PM

Title: Bohemian? Moser? Franz Zach? Intaglio Engraved Glass. Just beautiful!
Post by: goyjus on April 26, 2015, 08:22:01 PM

Any thoughts on the attached welcome. Stands 9.25in tall.

Title: Re: Bohemian? Moser? Franz Zach? Intaglio Engraved Glass. Just beautiful!
Post by: bat20 on April 26, 2015, 10:05:19 PM

Hi,the engraving looks amazing,don't know the maker I'm afraid but I think the animal is a Tapir ,not sure they are from the same continent as chimps?,very interesting piece.

Title: Re: Bohemian? Moser? Franz Zach? Intaglio Engraved Glass. Just beautiful!
Post by: goyjus on April 26, 2015, 10:07:38 PM

Many thanks. I thought it was a tapir - the continent thing confused me too!!

Title: Re: Bohemian? Moser? Franz Zach? Intaglio Engraved Glass. Just beautiful!
Post by: KevinH on April 26, 2015, 10:56:28 PM

Tapir are found in Central and South America and Southeast Asia. Assuming the engraving was based on animals of the same location, the ape would be an Asian species - perhaps a Gibbon of some type.

Title: Re: Bohemian? Moser? Franz Zach? Intaglio Engraved Glass. Just beautiful!
Post by: ahremck on April 27, 2015, 02:38:52 AM

Can't help with attribution - just want to say what a spectacular find it is.

Ross

Title: Re: Bohemian? Moser? Franz Zach? Intaglio Engraved Glass. Just beautiful!
Post by: Ohio on April 27, 2015, 04:05:58 AM

I know we are dealing with an engraver's interpretation & to me it resembles both a Sumatran orangutan (ape, no tail not a monkey) & a Sumatran rhino whose appearance differs from what most consider a traditional rhino.

Title: Re: Bohemian? Moser? Franz Zach? Intaglio Engraved Glass. Just beautiful!
Post by: goyjus on April 27, 2015, 06:20:22 AM

Could be a Malayan tapir? Snout doesn't look that long though...

Thanks for your comment Ross. It's absolutely stunning. Will try and post some more pictures later. I've sent some pictures to a few auction houses. Hopefully they'll be able to help with attribution. Will post if and when I hear back.

Title: Re: Bohemian? Moser? Franz Zach? Intaglio Engraved Glass. Just beautiful!
Post by: goyjus on April 27, 2015, 11:40:02 AM

Any advance on Bohemian c.1850?