Posted 11 years ago
jagsrock95
(152 items)
This is the next piece from a large group that I bought/traded for from a good friend Jericho Mora (who I believe has some of the best Czech glass). I want to thank Jericho for the opportunity to own these wonderful pieces. Next up is this Kralik? swirled or marbled or Kaleidoscope Art Deco Lidded candy jar that stands 7" tall and 4 1/2" at the widest point. Very nice color with yellow, orange and brown swirls on a baby blue base. This one appears to be marked on the bottom with a half circle mark in gold.
very BEAUTIFUL!!!
This could be kralik :) but I could be wrong.
Thanks SEAN68... I lean towards kralik too...but who knows.
Your welcome jagsrocks!!
Thanks Welzebub! And as always thanks for the well informed post.
Hey jagsrock95, Here's a CW posting that may interest you:
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/57242-kralik--signatures-by-association
Dude, You're killing me with your collection. In comparison with my collection, you would think that I just started out...remember those days of getting your first few pieces, how grand they were and as you continued to collect, those pieces become not as treasured as before, sort of juvenile in a way. Well, that's what I feel my entire collection of over 170 pieces are when compared to that awesome collection your building. WOW!!!!!!
LOL Belmont...I am sure you have a nice collection, but I know the feeling, I had the same feeling a few years ago and sold all my collection except a about 35 pieces...and started over. I have learned more about glass in the last couple years thanks to CW and some "new" good friends. I still get that feeling though when I see other CW collections. Thanks for the complement though!
Thanks for the link charcoal...interesting post by Jericho
Great insight Welzebub...you hit the nail on the head.
Agreed, welzebub, like jagsrock95 stated "...hitting the nail on the head." I do appreciate every piece I had purchased since the start, but like welzebub stated, about my taste evolving, I too think it comes down to exposure and education. I must admit though, I loved every piece that I bought at the time of purchase, and would have certainly tried to afford, at that time, what I see in jags collection today if the opportunity presented itself.
I truly believe that educating myself as in where to look, I would find such wonderful pieces. Until now, I have not been exposed to the true world of czech glass and all that it offers, and to be honest, I have not a clue as where to start, however, stumbling across Collector's weekly, has been the first step in opening my eyes to what is truly out there.
Soon, I will unpack the other half of the collection to expose my many years of collecting. Some pieces are the typical juvenile first time collecting type, which I tried not to duplicate unless found in a different color. It has been over 15 years that the other half has been packed away since college; It will surely take some time which at this point is limited but I will do my best to get done.
Thank you gentlemen for the encouragement and support; I truly love this site.
charcoal, thanks for the link but those marks are not difinitive... they do help with kralik attribution but standing alone the silver mark resembles the kralik arched mark but the curve is different and the acid/silver foil materials are different. (although i secretly think it is kralik)
That was my point... That most providence marks don't help. : ) Using them as definite makers marks has made a grand mess of things already, in my opinion. Truitt II, Page 122 explains it best.
It's a shame that such lovely glassware was rarely marked. I have no idea who made this one, but it is a lovely example all the same.
The "Kralik" arched mark is found on vase shapes clearly identified as Franz Tomschick by the Museum of Glass, Navy Bor, led by Jitka Lnenickova.
The production of many Czechoslovakian glassworks at that time was alike and glassworks used the same techniques and materials, glassmakers changed more glassworks etc. It´s necessary take all these matters into consideration. This is Kralik, but similarly items with sealed rods can also be found by Tomschick, Rueckl or Knoespel. Exact determination need many times long comparison.