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Title: Loetz Style Applied Glass Decorative Jug ID Help
Post by: Roobarb on June 29, 2021, 05:14:53 PM

Hello, I wondered if anyone might be able to help me ID this piece? I know Loetz have pieces with this applied glass design and in similar colours. Any ideas would be much appreciated. Thank you

Title: Re: Loetz Style Applied Glass Decorative Jug ID Help
Post by: flying free on June 29, 2021, 08:22:59 PM

I think it might be Pallme Koenig.
Love the handle shape.

There are 'amethyst veined' examples here on the Kralik-glass.com website
http://kralik-glass.com/frametemplate.html

Title: Re: Loetz Style Applied Glass Decorative Jug ID Help
Post by: Roobarb on June 30, 2021, 01:23:13 PM

Hi flying free and thank you for your reply  :) That's really interesting! I've had a look at the website and the examples and noticed it said pontil marks are indicators. This one does dip slightly but I can't see or feel a pontil. Will keep looking into it as they are very similar! :)

Title: Re: Loetz Style Applied Glass Decorative Jug ID Help
Post by: flying free on June 30, 2021, 01:32:48 PM

There is no pontil mark on yours as it was blown from the top and cut at the top.

That did make me ponder I must admit.

However the decor is very similar to the Pallme Koenig decor as are the colours of both the body and the trails.
The design of the jug doesn't make me think 'more recent copy' but I suppose it could be.

m

Title: Re: Loetz Style Applied Glass Decorative Jug ID Help
Post by: glassobsessed on June 30, 2021, 05:59:59 PM

Kralik would be my first assumption, they produced 'veined' patterns like this with many colours and on a variety of different coloured bodies:
http://www.kralik-glass.com/kralikveinedarray.html

Pallme-Koenig's version seems to have been made with far more elaborate shapes than those attributed to Kralik. Another reason why I would suggest Kralik here is the colour of the veins themselves, that silvery blue is very 'Kralik' to my eye, much like the following examples.

John

Title: Re: Loetz Style Applied Glass Decorative Jug ID Help
Post by: flying free on June 30, 2021, 06:04:55 PM

good point.

I had a look at Kralik because of the cut rim but dithered and came down on the side of Pallme Koenig because of the body colour (and I think the trails are similar to the examples I linked to as well?)

Title: Re: Loetz Style Applied Glass Decorative Jug ID Help
Post by: glassobsessed on July 01, 2021, 09:53:36 AM

Yes, see what you mean. I wonder if this has been cut down after being damaged, do you think the shape looks balanced?

Title: Re: Loetz Style Applied Glass Decorative Jug ID Help
Post by: flying free on July 01, 2021, 10:13:36 AM

Yes I do.  However it's a jug which can be a bit more difficult to tell unless it looks really unbalanced I think. 
Also it has no pontil mark as it's blown from the top and cut from the rim. So I did wonder about PK because of that. 

Kralik could well be a contender given your examples with similar trailing.  Perhaps Kralik also did a purple?

Title: Re: Loetz Style Applied Glass Decorative Jug ID Help
Post by: Roobarb on July 01, 2021, 10:27:21 AM

Thank you both for your replies - I've never held a piece of either Pallme Koenig of Kralik before so it's very helpful. Sorry I realise I didn't put anything for scale or any measurements, it's 16cm tall. I've added some more pictures - one of the rim as you mentioned it might have been cut down.