DAZZLINGLY BEAUTIFUL MODERN CZECH ART GLASS ARCHITECTURAL OBJECT/VASE, DESIGN ATTR ALES VALNER

New

1 was available

R25.00 minimum increment

R10,000.00

Shipping

R35.00 Standard shipping using one of our trusted couriers applies to most areas in South Africa. Some areas may attract a R30.00 surcharge. This will be calculated at checkout if applicable.
Check my rate

The seller has indicated that they will usually have this item ready to ship within 12 business days. Shipping time depends on your delivery address. The most accurate delivery time will be calculated at checkout, but in general, the following shipping times apply:

Standard Delivery

Main centres:	1-3 business days
Regional areas:	3-4 business days
Remote areas:	3-5 business days

Seller

Bookfinder144211

100.00 % Positive ratings

Buyer protection

How you're covered

Condition

New

Location

South Africa

Bob Shop ID

266104766

VERIFIED SELLER; 100% POSITIVE RATINGS : BUY WITH PEACE OF MIND

ABSOLUTELY ELEGANT

A MODERN, DAZZLINGLY BEAUTIFUL AND SOLID / HEAVY TRANSPARENT ARCHITECTURAL OBJECT / VASE

PROBABLY DESIGNED AND MADE BY ALES VALNER FOR PRINC IN THE EARLY 2000s

IMPRESSIVE : VERY HEAVY & VERY SOLID

A MOST ELEGANT & SOPHISTICATED DECOR STATEMENT

Rare hand-made art glass from behind the Iron Curtain : a unique opportunity to acquire your very own, very beautiful piece of 21st Century European History!

>> please scroll down for images, description and postage <<

- Height : 280 mm

- Diameter : 92 mm

- Weight : a very heavy 4,829 kg

- Excellent condition; without label

LITERATURE

Bevan-Jones, Robert and Parik, Jindrich (authors); Hill, Mark (general editor). Škrdlovice & Beránek: Legends of Czech Glass, 2014.

* Free shipping via Postnet.

* The item will be packed to withstand an earthquake!

* You are invited to have a look at all my Czech art glass items on offer and discover the dazzling, magical world of sparkling glass!

* Simply click on 'Bookfinder' (on the top right of this screen) for a selection of 150+ rare & very beautiful items.

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 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.

* This magnificent vase is an original and rare, hand-made Czech art glass vase (and not Italian Murano, Kosta Boda, Orrefors, Flygsfors, Swarovski, Leerdam, Val St Lambert or Lalique studio glass). I personally sourced this beauty from the Czech Republic.

* Appreciation and acknowledgement to Messrs Mark Hill and Jindrich Parik for their invaluable archival and reference material. XKOSIGK

Report a problem