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A VERY RARE CULT ITEM: EXBOR FISH GLASS SCULPTURE DESIGNED BY ROZINEK AND HONZIK IN THE 1960s
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THIS MAGNIFICENT COLLECTOR'S ITEM IS AS RARE AS IT IS BEAUTIFUL:
AN EXTREMELY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A VERY RARE, LUXURIOUS PIECE OF GLASS!
EXBOR FISH ARE VERY RARE, HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER AND ENJOY INTERNATIONAL 'CULT' STATUS
The concept for this range was devised in 1958, when Stanislav Rozinek (1911-1992) and Josef Honzik (1926-1998) saw fish sculptures created by Vera Liskova for Moser that were to be included in the World Exposition in Brussels. Rozinek, a keen angler, was a leading glassmaker at Novy Bor, whilst Honzik was a notable cutter. Forms are typically lively, with cut details including mouths and fins.
Although produced earlier, the range was first properly promoted in Czechoslovak Glass Review in 1965. At that time, it comprised ten different fish, made in five sizes. Colours varied widely, and because each piece was hand-sculpted, precise forms also vary, although they do follow a defined form, each with its own name.
Particularly popular at the time with Japanese and British buyers, the range was highly successful commercially and remained in production for many years.
These fish sculptures are extremely rare and highly sought after collector’s items, enjoying international cult status.
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Designed for and produced by Borske Sklo, Novy Bor (Exbor Glassworks)
Height: 190 mm
Length: 250 mm (mouth to tail)
Weight: 1,234 kg
Molten glass, hand ground and etched.
Vintage glass in excellent condition.
LITERATURE
Pitas Jan: Under-sea world of Czechoslovak glass-makers. In: Czechoslovak Glass Review, vol. 14/1959, no. March-April, pp.8-10.
Vondruska Vlastimil, Langhamer Antonin: Ceske sklo. Tradice a soucasnost. Crystalex, Novy Bor/1992, p.169.
Hill Mark: Hi Sklo Lo Sklo, Post War Czech Glass Design. Mark Hill Publishing, London 2008, pp. 120-121.
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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.