* A MAGNIFICENT & MOST ELEGANT CZECH ART GLASS VASE DESIGNED BY FRANTISEK ZEMEK FOR MSTISOV
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AN EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY : MAGNIFICENT CZECH ART GLASS VSE FROM ZEMEK'S 'RHAPSODY' RANGE
A MOST WONDERFUL COMBINATION OF LIGHT EMERALD GREEN, COBALT BLUE AND AMBER ENCASED IN PALE YELLOW GLASS, DESIGNED BY THE FAMOUS FRANTISEK ZEMEK FOR MSTISOV IN THE LATE 1950s
Rare hand-made art glass from behind the Iron Curtain : a unique opportunity to acquire your very own, very beautiful piece of 20th Century European History!
The classic, elegant and widely published, very popular range was designed by Frantisek Zemek for Mstisov glassworks in the late 1950s. Described as 'oven molded', this innovative and highly successful range was fully shaped and worked by the glassmaker when hot at the furnace. Zemek's education in sculpture and painting can be seen in the forms and harmonic, yet vibrant colour combinations (Mark Hill, p.66 'Hi Sklo Lo Sklo').
A STUNNING BEAUTY!! PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW ALL IMAGES OF THIS INNOVATIVE AND VERY SUCCESSFUL DESIGN FROM THE LATE 1950s
- Height : 150 mm / Weight: 929 g
- Good condition with minor age-related surface scratches and indications of wear on its base.
- Shipping costs are R140 via courier.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Along with Scandinavia and Italy, Czechoslovakia was one of the leading European producers and exporters of glass across the world during the second half of the 20th Century. The 1950s-70s saw a renaissance in Czech glass design that confirmed and re-established the country's global reputation in this area.
From behind the Iron Curtain, highly talented and exceptionally skilled designers pushed the boundaries of 20th century glass design and produced unique art glass masterpieces that went on to inspire visually stunning ranges and exquisite works of art in sparkling glass. Exported and sold around the world as art glass for the home, these modern and vibrantly coloured designs became enormously successful.
During the last five years or so international tastes and fashions have brought Czech post war art glass very much into vogue once again and hence the renewed appreciation of the glass hierarchy and the public alike. Czech art glass has rapidly been becoming the latest highly sought after additions to prized art glass collections all over the world.
* Please do have a look at my other Czech art glass items on offer.