Posted 6 years ago
truthordare
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Since I mentioned this information today on another post, I felt it should be shown with images from the owner, with permission granted to do so. This was found on the Facebook Sklo or Czech glass group of the mid-century modern period decorative glass or post 1950. Images 1,2,3.
Last image is another vase with a similar mark, which has been posted recently here with 4 decor versions, I own the 4th. one. A mystery as far as producer, and now we might say time frame. See: https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/253795-czech-vase-mystery-shape?in=activity
It is a surprise to find the pre WWII glass marks on the post war produced Czech glass. It seems that we were not aware it took quite a few years for the new Communist regime in Czechoslovakia to organize the state run glass industry. The final expulsion of the ethnic Germans was not till 1949, this included the Kralik brothers who remained in Lenora till then.
It is not clear what happened, when and where after that. The Ruckl family was allowed to stay, and they obeyed all the instructions at their glass plants as they were given to them.
This round pressed decor glass vase is in a smokey color, with the acid stamp on the base as you can see. No other label or identification, but it is documented as a piece from the Borske Sklo plants, on a Czech glass website by a Czech collector of good repute.
Yes it's interesting for sure Truth/Dare.
Thanks Karen. Always appreciated. :-)
Thank you for the loves CW members.
This mark is being discussed today in some new posts of Czech glass vases. I wanted share again the find I made on a modern, post 1950 Boske Sklo glass product. This mark was still in use some of the time it seems.
truthordare,
I own a vase with the same mark as your vase on the right (4th photo). I am also in possession of a photo of a perfume atomizer with this same mark. I was under the impression that my vase was Kralik, and I know that the perfume is a Schlevogt repro. So, now I am wondering if that mark isn't an export mark of a distributor rather than a maker's mark. There is no similarity whatsoever in these three pieces of glass. Did you ever find out what that stamped mark meant?
Thanks