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Now, I get nervous when the word Kralik appears in my posts - it often provokes a heated discussion in which I am roundly castigated either for attributing something as Kralik which is not, or not attributing as Kralik something which is. But I promised Czechman something pink and I can break myself back in gently with these, as Al indicates these vases are early 1900's Kralik, and that's good enough for me (http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/68077-ralik-floriforms-recent-buys?in=user).
I do love pairs, and these are both absolutely perfect. Pink frosted ribbed glass, cobalt trails with no breaks or absences, clear frosted flower petals. 26cm, or just over 10" tall. Very hard to believe they are that old.
Art GlassArt glass sprang from a revolution in glassmaking in the mid 1800s, when gl…
Bohemian Art GlassBohemian art glass was made in and around the present-day Czech Republic du…
Oh!..pretty..pretty!..do love them, the colour combo is gorgeous!...:-)
Very beautiful!!
Thank you inky! Ah Czechman, I do like to tickle your fancy for pink!
Thank you also Mustangtony, Justanovice, and Vetraio50.
Thank you, Sean and walksoftly.
That particular petal arrangement is a classic Kralik marker. Try to get the Hosch catalog from the West Virginia Museum of American Glass which has my prologue. Al
Thanks Al - I've had it for months.
Thank you, Obscurities, dlfd911 and Petey.