Posted 8 years ago
artfoot
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The first two pictures are the recognized Kralik acid-stamped mark - the second is interesting that it is marked for export to either America or France. The third picture, just to muddy the water, is an arch mark that arcs in the opposite direction. It is an enamel, not acid, mark and is probably not Kralik (my guess).
I'm certainly in no position to make attributions based on marks but if I can look at a mark and think - that might be Welz, that's probably Kralik - it gives me a place to start looking for that attribution and it's a lot easier than trying to remember all the shapes. I agree with welzebub that it doesn't make sense for this marking to have occurred outside of the production facilities, especially for large volume exporters. I suspect that even pieces with importer's marks were probably marked at the production facility. For that reason, I believe the marks are, at least, an important clue.
I have a thought...Uh Oh...look out, here it comes ;)
Because I never heard of the two names Weltz and Kralik until I came here to the CW I wouldn't know the answer to this BUT in the area of other high end goodies I know that the 'stamp' by the authentic owner will be done in it's usual way, unlike the 'copy' with enamel...something that when you know the authentic IS the authentic and the copy to you would be obvious. Could that be the case here? That's my question since it looks similar. I'm guessing like most everything else that there are copies out there and could this be one? Not intending to insult you by any means, just learn. Thanks
No insult taken - I'm just a learner here as well but I'll try to answer with some of what I've learned. Discounting the possibility of forgery, which I suppose happens, I don't think that there would be much argument that the marks in the first two pictures are genuine and that the mark is one generally accepted to have been used by Kralik. The mark in the third picture is not generally accepted as applying to any particular glass house but I wouldn't call it a copy - just different.