Posted 9 years ago
sklo42
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Yes, it is the basket I posted earlier. At that time another CW member stated that the maker was Harrach.....not something I agreed with. It's taken me a while to unearth my picture as I don't have the second basket any more.
You can see that the first two pictures are linked by shape and the second two are linked by décor. I think this suggests that the first basket is more likely to be Welz.
GREAT Welz!
Pretty solid link to welz through shape and decor.
scott
I would have to agree with you.
I have prepared an image shown in this link:
http://www.kralik-glass.com/images/BasketLink.jpg
In this “visual map” we start with your basket. Next to it is the basket that you provided an image of which has the same handle, same quilted lobed body and crimped rim. The décor on that basket is the same as the tri-balled vase you provided an image of.
To the right of your second basket is a basket in a different shape, but in the same brown and pink décor as on the Welz tri-balled vase and your older basket. In this case, the rim of the basket has a very distinct crimping style which I have coined the phrase “Snowflake” to describe. To the right of that basket is another example of a piece with the Snowflake crimp, but in a different shape overall. It is worth mentioning that the Snowflake crimp is not a commonly seen technique.
Although the interior lining of the two examples connected with the white line is different, the outer décor appears to be the same. Below the far right example is the same basic shape with the same distinctive Snowflake crimp in a Decoupage Spatter known to be by Welz. Below that example you will find an assortment of identified Welz shapes in a Decoupage Spatter produced in the same color combination as seen in the Snowflake crimp example.
Without solid documentation that the basket said to be displayed in the Passau as Harrach, if it is actually displayed there as Harrach, I would lean towards it possibly being another mis-attribution by Passau.
In this “roadmap” we see a couple of avenues by which the basket can be connected to production examples strongly believed to be by Welz. This is done using distinctive shapes, techniques, and décors. Without original catalogs and company records we will never be able to say any of this beyond a shadow of a doubt. In light of that, we do know that serious empirical research methods are proven to be quite accurate when used as a solid foundation for such attributions. That is of course, if they are applied in a reasonable academic, and prudent manner to arrive at those conclusions. .
Thanks for your continuing interest, scott.
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