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Art Glass12082 of 22787Loetz Titania Genre 5032 ca. 1907 II-5257Loetz bohemian deep crackle cased glass vase- I guess?
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    Posted 9 years ago

    racer4four
    (586 items)

    This sculpture is much more traditional and much less "arty" than the Hoya Faces sculptures, but is beautifully made nevertheless.

    From the 1970s I think (or early 80s) I find it appealing because it is so serene. Hoya have chosen to model a beautiful specimen of a horse in a less than heroic way, so different to most horse sculptures. It's beauty really works on so many levels.

    The posture of the horse, it's evocative modelling, and the quality of the crystal work make it a pleasure to look at. As good as a crystal animal can get for me!

    Height 12cm

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    Comments

    1. Peasejean55 Peasejean55, 9 years ago
      Very pretty :-)
    2. kyratango kyratango, 9 years ago
      Love your glass, and animals glass :-))
    3. LOUMANAL LOUMANAL, 9 years ago
      Wow! It looks like a piece of crystal ice....just beautiful! RER(Bob)
    4. kerry10456 kerry10456, 9 years ago
      bet it looks superb with sunlight coming through a window...another interesting depiction....
    5. vetraio50 vetraio50, 9 years ago
      More to this than meets the eye !!!!
    6. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      gorgeous !
    7. SEAN68 SEAN68, 9 years ago
      stunning as usual!!!!! great form and beauty!!!!
    8. GeodeJem GeodeJem, 9 years ago
      Yes it is stunning, never seen one before.
    9. lndrozdenko lndrozdenko, 9 years ago
      I love horses and I absolutely love this piece - beautiful!!
    10. Rick55 Rick55, 9 years ago
      I agree with Loumanal, it looks like a beautiful piece of melting ice!
    11. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      Wow thanks for the love all!
      If I haven't got you looking out for Hoya sculptures by now I have done a poor job!!

      As Vet says, much more to this supposedly simple piece than meets the eye, yes it looks almost like ice, is beautiful and stunning.

      Thanks for loving and commenting:
      Jean
      Kyra
      Bob
      Kerry
      Kevin
      Mani
      Sean
      Ken
      GeodeJem
      Indrozenko and
      Rick

      Grateful :) ..............Karen
    12. LuluX LuluX, 9 years ago
      What a beautiful piece, I'm thinking he is looking for that perfect spot to have a roll or circling for a lay down. Gorgeous :)
    13. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Wow! I've been trying to get over to this horse for a few minutes here and so glad I made it! It looks almost like a melting ice sculpture! Just amazing. I can't even fathom how they did this. And they did do it differently than the stoic style sculptures one always sees.
    14. kerry10456 kerry10456, 9 years ago
      Good Morning? Evening Karen, had to step back and review this again, can't seem to get over the purity of the crystal on this....one word doesn't say it all, but "OUTSTANDING" comes as close as this feeble mind can come up with.
    15. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      Kerry it grabs me every time I see it too.
      I'm so glad it is giving pleasure to you.
      Good evening, and thanks.
    16. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      Thanks Lulu...it tells a story, I agree.

      Sue, the posture is different and poignant. I wasn't sure if others would feel the same as I do. ....why did I ever doubt you?
      Thank you.
    17. Vintagefran Vintagefran, 9 years ago
      So beautiful
    18. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      Thanks Fran for your love and comment.
    19. courtenayantiques courtenayantiques, 9 years ago
      love this piece!
    20. katherinescollections katherinescollections, 9 years ago
      Oh just wonderful, just wonderful.
    21. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      Thanks CA and KC!
    22. freiheit freiheit, 9 years ago
      This is soooo beautiful! I don't collect glass like that but I would have picked it ip if I would have seen it!!!
    23. Gillian, 9 years ago
      Honestly, this is the most beautiful piece I've seen in a very, very long time. Stunning.
    24. antiquerose antiquerose, 9 years ago
      This piece is unforgiving, simple, stunning -- and Memorizing !!

      WOWSER !!
    25. zzwanda, 9 years ago
      I have had this beautiful piece on my shelf for many years. It is just lovely and your picture of it really does it justice!
    26. katherinescollections katherinescollections, 9 years ago
      Glad this came up again, as I now remember what it reminds me of, those T'ang Dynasty horses! Do you think they may be related, Karen?
    27. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      Thanks zzwanda. I'm sure you are more than aware how beautiful these works are.
      I still sit and admire this constantly.
    28. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      Thomas I am sure you see beautiful horses where you are so I'm glad you love this one too. Thanks.
    29. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      That's a really good point Katherine. The Japanese have had a long and close relationship with horses as physical and spiritual creatures and I get that from this sculpture. It is a moving piece and the T'ang horses evoke emotion too. See? You made me think about it and I agree!
    30. katherinescollections katherinescollections, 9 years ago
      The posture of the horse was what made me think of it, as you know, the T'ang horses were modeled in natural poses. It's beautiful in itself, of course, and when one considers how important horses were in their culture, very evocative, as you say. Thanks for sharing this beautiful sculpture. :)
    31. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 9 years ago
      Love this!
    32. OneGoodFind OneGoodFind, 9 years ago
      Geez.. this is so00 gorgeous. I want one. :)
    33. racer4four racer4four, 9 years ago
      Thanks again Katherine.

      Elisabeth thanks for the love.

      You to OGF. Keep looking, they turn up occasionally.
    34. Mrstyndall Mrstyndall, 7 years ago
      Gorgeous!!
    35. racer4four racer4four, 7 years ago
      Thanks MrsT and I am glad you found this amongst my glass, and have enjoyed it.
      It's currently packed away in a box so it's a pleasure for me to see again too!

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