Posted 11 months ago
Alfredo
(362 items)
Just a few months ago, there was a Tango exhibition in the Czech Republic.
It upset everything we know about Tango glass.
These vases are attributed to Franz Tomschicka. I have not been able to find anything about him on Internet. He might have been a designer working for a manufacturer, or the owner of a Czech glasshouse himself. I suspect the former. Ruckl? Kralik?
The tall one is 11.25"; the other two. 7.25". No pontil or mark.
As usual, I sleep with my eyes open. Sleep is a waste of precious time.
Correction: Kostyan refers to a town.
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Love them all .. BUT, the tall one in the middle is absolutely beautiful love the deco shape and the decor is fantastic!
Hi Al. I've been looking too.
I think his name comes in two variants:
Franz Tomschick and Frantisek Tomschick.
The town was Kostany aka Kost'any (Kos?any u Teplic-Sanova) which is around Teplice/Teplitz. It seems their secessionist wares are mistaken for others around Teplitz eg "J. Rindskopf's Söhne" and later with Kralik according to this Czech language site:
http://www.staralenora.cz/secese.htm
There they put it down to movements between the Sumava region and Teplitz.
Alfredo, Could others like this have Kralik marks and still be attributed to Franz Tomschicka Kostyan? from your statement above regarding him maybe being a designer working for a mfg...like Kralik? or Ruckl? ks85 posted these earlier..the pair bearing the arched Kralik mark
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/64563-kralik-zig-zag-vases?in=user
Jericho, has two CW Kralik "Iris" decor postings and the sticker label depicts a curvy shaped vase that has a similar comparison to the many curvy shaped vases that are posted here on CW. Of course, no such luck and none on CW are a match by shape. As many curvy shapes are coming fourth, it would be interesting to see if a matching (curvy shape) vase from the Kralik "Iris" label does surface.
View Jericho's two of Kralik "Iris" labels:
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/39108-kralik-iris-decor
and
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/62553-kralik-iris-decor-knuckle-bowl
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/r80PnlbN5MYm3eX4FCpDzMTmpPqkifNUoTv7CahhGrg?feat=directlink
Not quite identical.. but soooo close.