welzebub

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Central Texas

As of 5/14/2018 I have removed my previous bio statement. US politics of the recent past have taught me quickly that trying to reason with people that do not share tAs of 5/14/2018 I have removed my previous bio statement. US politics of the recent past have taught me quickly that trying to reason with people that do not share the same reality as I is a senseless venture..... I have decided that instead of arguing about research and attributions with some members still active in this forum, I will simply let members here look at the body of work and contributions of both people, and decide for themselves which "voice" seems more credible to them......... My previous bio made statements regarding the plagiarizing of some research posted in this forum (and since removed) that I still stand by -------------------- I am a glass collector and researcher with well over 20 years of experience. Among the lines of glass I have collected, studied, and have an in depth knowledge and understanding of are Steuben, a wide range of Italian glass, Scandinavian glass, and Bohemian, German, and Czech glass. I also have a reasonable general knowledge of a wide variety of other types of glass to include English, European, and other American art glass. ------------ Among my glass related contributions, I am the webmaster and owner of an educational glass website used by dealers and collectors all over the world, and in operation for about 8 years now. ---------------------- I have researched and documented Franz Welz glass production, which was previously thought to have been quite minimal. -------------- I provide regular consulting regarding glass attributions for a major US auction house in the United States. I also ran a weekly auction for several years, and was the on-staff glass expert for a major high end auction in the Seattle area at the same time. ---------------- My research on Welz production has been published both in the US by the West Virginia Museum of American Glass, and also most recently in the countries of the Czech Republic, and Germany, in a regional historical publication initially started around 1900. That publication represents the first information published in that region about Welz since pre WWII. ---------------------- Much of what I have done in the world of glass, I have done with the help of friends and other collectors and researchers. Portions of my research findings were aided by the direct descendants of Franz Welz who I inadvertently located several years ago, and I have uncovered details of their family history they were not aware of, and they have provided me with copies of numerous historically important documents as relating to the history of the Welz family and their company. Many of those documents have not been discussed publicly...... some have. ------------- I appreciate the help of many people in this forum who have aided in my research. --------------- Outside of this forum I am the admin of several glass groups containing approx. 7000 members total from all around the world, and am also an active member of a large international glass discussion group with approx. 7000 members worldwide. (Read more)