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!

SIGNED!

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 collectors items, enjoying international cult status.

Designed for and produced by Borske Sklo, Novy Bor (Exbor Glassworks)

Length: 290 mm (mouth to tail) / Weight: 2,234 kg / Molten glass, hand ground and etched.

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.

MASTER GLASSMAKER JOSEF ROZINEK