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Discover the dazzling & magical world of superbly beautiful hand-made Czech art glass from the 1950s to 1990s with this link:
https://www.bidorbuy.co.za/seller/1252633/Bookfinder
ELEGANCE AND SIMPLICITY COMBINED
DAZZLINGLY BEAUTIFUL : A LARGE MODERNIST CZECH ART GLASS SCULPTURE
CONTEMPORARY CZECH ART GLASS AT ITS VERY BEST!
A RARE AND MOST ELEGANT SCULPTURE - A FANTASTIC 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!
- Height : 313 mm
- Weight : a solid 4,168 kg
- Excellent condition with virtually no signs of wear
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LITERATURE
Bevan-Jones, Robert and Parik, Jindrich (authors); Hill, Mark (general editor). Škrdlovice & Beránek: Legends of Czech Glass, 2014, 128 pp.
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* 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 300+ rare & very beautiful items.
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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.
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* Please note that g lass 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, Kos ta 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. XKOBUI2
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