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fishiowa

Johnston, Iowa

My main collections are Mrazek and other Czech pottery, especially the birds with the red dime mark. I am a collector of glass when I find a piece reasonally pricedMy main collections are Mrazek and other Czech pottery, especially the birds with the red dime mark. I am a collector of glass when I find a piece reasonally priced and one that really appeals to me. (Read more)

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More fan vases - Art Potteryin Art Pottery
22 days ago
Unusual Blue Vase - Art Glassin Art Glass
29 days ago
Czech Vase into lamp - Art Potteryin Art Pottery
2 months ago
Pink Confetti - Art Glassin Art Glass
3 months ago
Another small piece - Art Glassin Art Glass
4 months ago
Kralik Quilt Basket - Art Glassin Art Glass
4 months ago
Small Candle Holders - Art Glassin Art Glass
5 months ago
Large Orange Bowl - Art Glassin Art Glass
5 months ago
Green Adventurine Vase - Art Glassin Art Glass
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Green vase with prunts - Art Glassin Art Glass
5 months ago

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  1. Given time, you will be able to find these in almost every Urbach pattern. Then when you find all the pottery ones, there are some glass ones that are almost the same shape. I have the two on the ri...
  2. The vase is 6 inches tall, about 4 wide at the widest point. not a big vase for so much color. Thanks everyone.
  3. Thanks for the tip on the email, I kind of knew that in the back of my mind. Thanks for the information too. I have lots to learn.
  4. I rechecked, no aventurine. I wish it did, it would push it over the top. Maybe this weekend I'll find one! Going to another flea market and a a bunch of malls. it is getting hard to find anything...
  5. Thanks for the loves everyone. I can't find a reference to "marbled" Kralik, but what about Kaleidoscope?
  6. You're very welcome. Always willing to add a little to people's knowledge. I'm not an expert, but have been collecting Czech pottery for quite a few years now. I didn't really pay attention to the ...
  7. This is probably a Ditmar Urbach piece, in the Alien line. Can't be later than late 30's or so, due to WWII. It is a little more unusual with the blue bands around it. A lot of the alien pieces run...
  8. These are real beauts and you are posting fantastic pictures. Sometime when you have a chance, would you post a picture of your setup so I can see how you took the pictures? I'd love to see the back...
  9. Hi Vetraio50: it is indeed curved, and large. it is about 2 inches long altogether.
  10. Thanks Czechman. I hadn't really thought about the maker, just that I liked it. It was listed as Loetz (like so much Czech glass) but I'm always skeptical. 95% or more of the folks that list glass ...
  11. Thanks for the loves everyone. This is a beautiful piece.
  12. Beautiful, but the web pieces are really special. But, my favorite piece is the top right fan vase in the third picture. Nice.
  13. Thanks. yes, they are all Czech, and have the red dime mark. This is the wallpocket collection that I used for my book on birds with the RDM.
  14. Love it! I have a fondness for fan vases, and murrines, and love the color. A trifecta!
  15. Thanks for the comments Charcoal and the loves everyone. It is hard to depict the size, almost a toothpick holder.
  16. Thanks for the loves everyone. I really enjoy everyones glass and knowledge.
  17. Thanks. Probably did have a lid. Do you think matching lid or a metal flower frog? I was thinking frog, but didn't think about a glass lid. Would be beautiful. I don't remember seeing one so smal...
  18. Thanks for the loves and comments everyone.
  19. Beautiful. I haven''t seen red and white. I might have to agree that this Kralik design is one of the best.
  20. Beautiful piece. Love the color combination. FYI, Cincinnati will host the Czech Collectors convention in June. Check out their website for more information.
  21. Beautiful display. I think either way you go would be fine, the glass really shows when sitting out and from any angle. I have mine in curios and some is always hidden. If you built in displays, wo...
  22. Thanks for the loves and advice everyone. I'll try a little experimenting.
  23. Thanks for the info. Although I still try to maintain I don't collect glass due to space, I may have to get a blacklight so I can see this added dimension to the pieces. Any tips on an inexpensive b...
  24. I really love this pattern. I have a kralik piece, darker green that I posted a while back. I would be really curioius if anyone would have an idea of how this pattern was made. Since I am new to t...
  25. If I had to guess, I would say the MC mark was put on later, unrelated to the maker. I've never seen it on a piece of Czech pottery before. Nice find for a thrift shop, it pays to look.
  26. I'd love to see your collection sometime. You have my email address, just let me know when you have some time. If you want an adventure this June, there is the Czech Collectors convention June 6-8 i...
  27. Love these pieces, but haven't been able to figure out what is meant by the term "shimmy". Just when think I have it, I see a different piece that confuses me. Is there a simple definition for the g...
  28. Love your home and displays. Just curio cabinets for me, nothing special but they keep the dust off. Your home looks very much like another I was in that had free standing round all glass cabinets, ...
  29. Thanks for the loves everyone. It still amazes me the handles have survived all these years. They have to be fragile!
  30. Thanks. You may be on to something. I had the midset of a country name, and didn't consider it could be an artists name. The picture actually gives a better view than in person, flash and angle and...
  31. HI; if you look at the Kralik threaded piece (posted a couple times) at http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/60990-kralik--nouveau-threading and on kralik-glass.com it will look a lot like your...
  32. The vase is 4 inches tall, just under 6 inches at the widest point and the opening is just under 3 3/4 inches across. Hope this helps.
  33. Thanks. I thought so too, but good to have backup.
  34. Thanks. It's been an adventure hunting them all down. But, there are more to find.
  35. Thanks everyone.
  36. Hi I started with the vases, but added wps as I went along. I started collecting when I sent with friends to flea markets and found my first one. Then another, then another.... Well, you know how...
  37. Thanks for the tip. I've used that iin the past, but have forgotten all about it.
  38. Thanks for the loves everyone. If youhave questions or would like more information on any piece you might have, you can email me at dave@czechpottery.com or fishiowa1@netzero.com. I'm always interes...
  39. Thanks for the loves. I was leaning to Kralik, but icking out the pattern can be tough for a novice like me. The threading is a little more intense than other pieces I have seen.
  40. Thanks for the info. I was really surprised to see the label. it is so obvioius, I would expect most people to take it off first thing. This piece was used, it has a couple chips on the inside of t...
  41. Thanks so much. Simply beautiful
  42. Thanks Jerico. Thanks again for coming to Houston for the show. Awesome stuff. sometime when you have a chance, sould yo post a picture of a piece of Titania? I heard this thrown around and wold l...
  43. Thanks everyone for the loves. I wish I had found this site a long time ago. I think this is espoecially useful for new collectors. There is such a wealth of information out there, it's a shame not...
  44. Thanks so much. I posted the wp picture. Enjoy!
  45. I really like this piece. I'm pretty new to glass, but I've never seen anything like this in my travels, something else to keep an eye out for.
  46. There are well over a hundred different birds, not counting the size and color varieties. if you would like, I could post my wall pocket wall picture from my den.
  47. Thanks. Its hard not to like these. A good thing about these is that the catalogues were found a few years ago. Although the are hard to imitate, ususual pieces can be verified by finding the molds...
  48. Hi again: The left one is at the BA, mostly because it is so big it is hard to find a place for it at home. It's one of those pieces I could keep forever and not mind it. Check the art pottery pa...
  49. The piece in the first picture is a vase with flower frog. it is about 9 inches tall. This isn't the rarest pattern by any means, but a really pretty pattern. Not very typical of his patterns. The...
  50. Thanks!
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