Posted 13 years ago
vetraio50
(756 items)
WMF are really well known for their metal ware.
But they also produced glass.
I bought this vase at a fair here in Sydney six months ago.
A 1930's WMF Ikora Kristall glass vase by Karl Wiedmann of a pad-footed ovoid form rising to a flared rim case in clear crystal over a fissured orange and brown/yellow ground, height 18cm.
"Ikora glass was discovered when the factory tried to repair a damaged Myra piece by covering it in clear glass. The effect was very attractive and unexpected, and gave rise to many experiments in combining colours and surface treatments.
When an iridescent outer layer is cased in clear glass it is transformed into a layer of amber coloured bubbles and swirls. The use of silver salts can be said to be characteristic of many Ikora pieces. Combinations with ruby gold produced a rich red amber color, and when used together with Selenium, a typical yellowish brown would be the result."
http://abel.home.xs4all.nl/wmf.htm
Is it always marked?
Very cool. Nice write up.
Thanks cogito and landeschris!
Most wmf glass is unmarked. They used stickers.
The pontils can be quite distinctive. Yesterday at a fair I saw a fifties wmf vase attributed to Per Lutken at Holmegaard. There are some books now available on wmf glass: WMF IKORA AND MYRA GLASS Carlo Burschel | Heinz Scheiffele
(Arnoldsche Art Publishers).
Thanks Loetzbuddies and to mon amie scandinavian-pieces!
I've seen quite a lot of WMF Ikora at glass fairs but not one in this shape. The patterning is also unusual and the glass looks thicker, heavier than normal but it's hard to tell from photos.
Your quote is from Ivo Haanstra, author of Glass A-Z Fact File published by Millers.
Hi vetrissimo and again thanks for the comment. I've seen a few of this shape on the net, sometimes with a shorter neck. There is also one similar in a jade green combination.
I am no expert in this type of glass. Just giving my reaction.
Attributions on the internet must often be treated with caution. Even bona fide Ikora has complexities and differences eg pre-war and post-war production. I seem to remember a story about a WMF blower who was captured by the French and who made some Ikora style pieces after the war in France for a few years before returning to Germany. Pete
I appreciate your comments, vetrissimo. Thanks again.
Many thanks not2fancy4me, famatta127, Shawnl86, scandinavian_pieces, LoetzBuddies & cogito too!
I saw that this vase has now been dated to 1929 by the MNAD in Madrid.
http://es-la.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=471800578881
Cristal de Vanguardia en el MNAD de Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, el El miércoles, 22 de diciembre de 2010 a la(s) 4:01 ·
V, I pick up every metal piece of WMF for Bellin I find. (found one today!) I have not yet found any glass..won't tell him and will keep it for my greedy self!
Many thanks marc, Sean B and to you too Amber! I suggest to do that Amber. Look for "Myra wmf" and "ikora wmf" on google images. But don't tell anyone else!
Many thanks sarahoff.
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I am quite taken with WMF Myra glass and the unique pieces shown in WMF IKORA AND MYRA GLASS by Carlo Burschel | Heinz Scheiffele. Post-war Ikora pieces not so much but that could always change. Thanks for this post.
Many thanks MAC63!
"25394 Jarrón de cristal transparente soplado e inclusiones de óxido metálico. Diseñado por Karl Wiedmann. Geislingen, Alemania, 1929."
This one is from 1929. It really did surprise me!
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I need to get some new pix of this one too !!!!
huh? You lost me right after the picture but I do love your taste and your explicit descriptions of your art. Thank you for sharing Vetraio50. I'm way to old to even think about catching up but...just so you know I think you are very kind to share so much information. Thank you.
Thanks Again ONEGOODFIND !!!!
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I am fortunate enough to have a WMF ceramic vase and a WMF Ikora glass vase. I don't really know a lot about them, though. If someone could tell me where I could go online to read about them, I'd appreciate it! For now, I have a question: lots of people are calling the ceramics from WMF "Ikora". I thought the Ikora name referred to the art glass, not the ceramics--?Is it really both? Thank you.
I neglected to check the box-I'd like to get emails of comments--maybe respond to THIS? Sorry!
It is both. Ikora was the name of a range that they did. I have a small ceramic vase myself with the Ikora mark. I will take some photos today.
Not sure where to read on the net. I will have a look later. I'm down with the flu.
Thank you very much! Any info is appreciated. I intend to put my 2 vases on the Show & Tell.
I look forward to seeing them both.
I have just put my 2 WMF pieces on the Show & Tell. I hope you like them. :)
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