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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Austria => Topic started by: jclearstl on July 27, 2015, 06:31:34 AM
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Aprox 11" inch arm spread
5 1/2 inch tall
APROX 2" PRISMS
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this appears to have a lot of similarity with Libochovice pattern 1388 - page 49 - on the Sklo Union CD catalogue "Glassexport Before 1958" - except that the catalogue example doesn't show the drops - so perhaps unrelated. The catalogue shows a dimension of 130 mm, which assume refers to the height.
The background to your pix is too busy, and it would have helped I think if this was simply a plain dark colour - helps enormously with clear glass.
Perhaps someone else might look at the catalogue and see if this suggestion is of any use. Very nice pieces by the way. :)
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had another look and feel confident that your item does match the Czech Libochovice design I've mentioned. Regret can't tell you any more though - how much earlier than 1958 I've no idea
The design feature on the outer/under side of the arms - sort of 'cartridge belt' adornment - is seen commonly on many Libochovice sticks and candelabra - almost a bit of a left over from the deco period perhaps. The book also shows a copy of page 49 - and again without drops - in fact none of these items shows drops/prisms in the catalogue - although suspect you won't have a copy of Marcus Newhall's book.
Anyway, Czech pressed glass from Libochovice from somewhere around the early to mid 1950's.
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Bobeches with lustres seem a very US thing, so maybe added by the retailer or the previous owner.
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Definitely Libochovice # 1388
Found a small cut of Libochovice pattern book ca 1930-1939 depicting their single candlestick holders with bobèches and prisms in Pressglas-Korrespondenz 2012-2 (http://www.pressglas-korrespondenz.de/aktuelles/pdf/pk-2012-2w-vorgic-libochovice-leuchter-1937.pdf)
:)