Posted 4 years ago
truthordare
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There are many collectors of fine Bohemian glass that are very fond of Harrach's crystal and glass production, which was quite grand and varied. This does not correspond with my favorite era 1920-40, the Art Deco period.
I have owned some beautiful Harrach glass pieces. But their art deco products are much harder to find. I don't think the exports at this time period were as large in quantity as they used to be.
So, because of that I felt I should group 4 images of either their own publication of Art Deco decors, or what is available to see in Czech Museums or exhibits.
Ist image is a small 3 piece Art Deco Harrach display, in the Praque Czech Glass Museum
2nd image is the display by Harrach of their glass objects in the new Art Deco style.
3rd image is the Tango Sklo Exhibit of the glass
4th image is the Tango Sklo Exhibit Harrach poster provided by the Haida (Novy Bor) Glass Museum Note that all the vases shown have black flat pedestal foot rests on the poster, that follows the design of the 3 museum pieces in image 1. Another factor is we don't see many of these Harrach glass pieces on the resale market.
I will add a few we have here on CW, frankly the best source of examples.
3 more images to be uploaded, soon.
done, thank you.
Some CW examples:
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/122332-art-deco-tango-glass-vanity-set
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/100037-harrach-tango-art-glass-fan-
vase--unusu
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/226087-tango-glass-jug-decanter----probably
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/103493-putative-harrach-tango-tableware?in=activity
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/278032-the-rare-simple-harrach-tango-flute-bud
My comments refer to the first link. The perfume bottles in the link have a small 'shoulder' below the neck. The perfume bottles in the above image have a smooth curve from the neck down. The stoppers are the same and the powder bowl is the same in both cases. I have the same shaped soap dish (extreme left above) in a different red set. With Tango sets sometimes 'sets' can actually be marriages. I only came to this realisation recently.
Peggy, I will answer your comment.
I did not have any perfume sets documentation available to compare, all I can do is compare shapes and color of the pieces we have, if you prefer I remove your post link, I will, no problem.
That is up to you. I would love to own another Harrach set! There may be a simple explanation but my 'set' is not a complete match with the set in the exhibition. The original post did not conclude that my 'set' was Harrach.
I do understand, I feel it is likely, but with the Tango red decor, it is especially difficult to judge. I think I will keep it and see if I can find more to bolster the identification. If not, we have your own description and comment to show it is a maybe, maybe not.
https://scottishantiques.com/image/cache/catalog/20190723/Set_of_Six_Loetz_Tango_Art_Deco_Cocktail_Glasses_2019072307-5-1000x1000.jpg
https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/196/92159/47276705_1_x.jpg?auto=webp&format=pjpg&version=1471464331