A NOVI BOR CZECH ART GLASS SCULPTURAL VASE, DESIGNED BY PAVEL HLAVA IN 1968

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BORSKE SKLO (NOVY BOR) : AN AFFORDABLE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN AN ITEM FROM THE 1960s DESIGNED BY A FAMOUS DESIGNER!

A Bor glassworks mould blown and hotworked vase, design no. 87165, designed by Pavel Hlava. Shown in the November 1968 issue of Czechoslovak Glass Review, these vases were produced in a number of colours, sometimes being cased in colourless glass.

Although described as being 'hand sculptured', it is likely that the glass was blown into a modified wire 'cage' mould to give the moulded distorted columns, which may then have been refined and finished by hand.

The production method moves studio glass techniques into the realms of mass production and focusses on the optical properties of hot-worked glass, as well as continuing the trend for affordable, hand formed art glass.

(Mark Hill, Hi Sklo Lo Sklo, London, 2008). Example of this design published on page 34.

THIS BID IS FOR THE BLUE COLOUR : PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR AMBER AND GREEN VERSIONS OF THE SAME DESIGN

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* Please note that glass from the mid-20th century is vintage glassware and age related signs of wear such as small fine surface scratches/marks should be expected. The items are hand-made, they may have imperfections such as bubbles, inclusions and lumps within the glass. Tool marks from where they have been shaped and worked in the manufacturing process can often be seen. As this indicates authenticity and forms an inherent part of the character of handmade crystal glass, these are normally not considered as faults by collectors.