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Posted 2 years ago
Alfredo
(362 items)
I do not collect Harrach. I find it too derivative. But once in a while there comes a piece that makes me sit and pay attention. This JIP, at 12" high,
attracted my eye. So I traded a documented Loetz, with which I was bored, for it!
What made my mind up? Well, the body is actually uranium glass, and the pink glass, lined in gold, is applied over it. It does have a grainy surface similar to overshot, but not as sharp.When you light it up with a UV, the uranium glows under the pink for a kind of Halloween effect. The enameling, a mix of Islamic and Japanese, is spectacular. It is marked with an M II (which could be a W II). I have found other vases with a similar marking, which I think refers to the decor.
And it stands its own against my Loetz JIP's. If I am going to have a Harrach piece, this is it!
Thanks to Craig, who called this line "Flame".
Bohemian Art GlassBohemian art glass was made in and around the present-day Czech Republic du…
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It was a nice trade! :)
Ah ! Al ,
Harrach have many wonderful pieces for you to collect!!!!!
I like it!
I just have to figure out how to take a picture under UV light. THEN YOU'LL SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS!