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VENUS Figural Flower Frog made by Rosice Glass who were a Czechoslovakian company.

24/9/2021

VENUS (AN) figural flower frog.
Venus is the Roman goddess of love, beauty, prosperity, fertility, and victory.

It is 22cm ( 8¾ inches) high in two pieces.
Seen in pink other colours likely are crystal, amber, green, blue and opalescent in a clear and frosted finish.

The VENUS figurine is seen on page 22 of a ROSICE 1958 catalogue pictured below, figurine#1938.
It is 16cm (6¼inches) high.
The 5.3cm(2⅛ inch) diameter spigot under the base of this figurine may fit into the center of the flower frog ring #2365.

The Figural Vase Set sketch below is not seen in any of the Rosice catalogues that I know of.
I have made this mock up picture using cut and paste.
It may be possible for this figurine to fit into the center hole in the flower frog ring to make this set.

VENUS figurine

Flower frog ring

Vase

If you have these items in your collection, why not check them out to see if they will make up this figural vase set, please let me know the outcome.
I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com

There are more figural flower vase sets to be seen by clicking on the Archivd articles dated April 2016 and July 2017 at the beginning of the blog.

Neil Cooper

STUMP LADY Bowl Set Country of Origin Update

23/9/2021

The Bowl Set pictured above is the smallest of the Stump Lady Bowl Sets that are known to have been made.
It has always been believed to have been made by the Sowerby Glass Works but never confirmed. This company was located in Gateshead, Northumberland, England.

Several years ago I came across one of these Bowl Sets with a
MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA label attached.

This label has raised the questions of who made these sets and where were they made?

Recently a Czechoslovakian Glassexport Before 1958 Catalogue was sent to me by a Glass Collector who lives in Victoria, Australia.

It appears that more than one Glass Companies glassware is represented in this catalogue.

On page 36 of this catalogue is a picture of a Stump Lady Bowl Set numbered SE/2765a
I have included this page below.

The company who made these sets is unknown at this point in time, however we can confirm that they were made in Czechoslovakia.
Neil Cooper

List of Articles with descriptions.

30/8/2021

To view an article of interest click on a Month/Year date of the Archivd articles that are located at the beginning of this Blog. >>>>

Or just keep scrolling down and at the bottom of the last page click on <<Previous this will take you to more pages of articles.

The letters (AN) indicates that the item has been named by me and stands for 'Author's Name'.

Please note articles can not be viewed by clicking on the headings in the INDEX below.

INDEX

September 2021

1-  VENUS (AN) Figural Flower Frog By Rosice Glass.

2- STUMP LADY Bowl Set Country of Origin Update.

August 2021

1 - CARPE KOI night light by PIERRE D'AVESN a French Art Glass Designer.

2 - KINGFISHER figural flower frog.
Maker and Country of Origin is unknown at this point in time.

3 - BELLA (AN)  float bowl set.
Made in Czechoslovakia

3 - PUNCH and JUDY paper weights.
Made by John Derbyshire Glass Works Manchester England.

July 2021

1 - PETRI flower float bowl and LUNA lamp sets that were made by August Walther & Söhne a German Company

2 - CARPE (AN) figural flower frog.
Maker and Country of origin is unknown.

3 - CLASSICAL NUDE LADY (AN) figural flower frog made by Riedel Glass Works a Czechoslovakian company.

May 2021

CHLOE (AN) lamp set with a different shaped pedestal.
The Maker and Country of Origin is unknown at this point in time.

April 2021

CLASSICALWOMEN table lamps made by various companies.

December 2020
ELEPHANT LIQUEUR SET made by BACCARAT a French Company

November 2020
ATHENA figural flower float bowl sets 1938 Advertisement.

October 2020
LARGE FLOWER FLOAT BOWL CENTERPIECE
(The Maker and Country of Origin is unknown at this point in time)

August 2020
KING FISHER figural flower Frog
(The Maker and Country of Origin is unknown at this point in time)
February 2021
Additional information added

July 2020
1- A Purple SEAGULL Figural Flower Frog
Made by Cambridge Glass an Extremely rare find.
October 2020 Update
An Amethyst coloured Seagull now seen.

2- FAN DANCER Lamp made by McKee Glass.

March 2020
CLASSICAL DRAPED LADY figurine's
Maker and Country of Origin Confirmed. Made by Riedel Glass Work a Czechoslovakian Company.

March 2021
TABLE LAMP Made by Riedel Glass Works as seen illustrated with the figurine article above

January 2020
GALLEON/SAILING SHIP Lamp attachment now known to be made by Riedel Glass Work a Czechoslovakian Company.

October 2019
August Walther & Sohne float bowl set made by
VEB Sachsenglas an East German enterprise post World War II.

September 2019
CLASSICAL DRAPED LADY attributed to the Riedel Glass Works who were a Czechoslovakian company.
Maker and Country of origin yet to be confirmed.

August 2019
LILLI figural flower frog made by August Walther & SÖHNE
Germany.

July 2019
PENGUIN bowl set by Josef Inwald Czechoslovakia.
(Believed to be Extremely rare) 5/7/2019
More information added 10/7/2019

April 2019
BUDDHA'S in glass made in the USA.

March 2019
1 - EAGLE figural flower frog by Cambridge Glass USA.
2 - GERDE bowl set, previously not seen may have been made by
S Reich & Co who were a Czechoslovakian company.

February 2019
FLOAT BOWL sets with similar design features where the Maker and Country of Origin is unknown.
(Trumpet Vase float bowl set, Dove float bowl set, Windy Wendy float bowl set and Water Nymph float bowl set.)

December 2018-New Finds
1 - BUDDHA figural flower frog by Cambridge Glass USA.
2 - WREN with BERRIES figural flower frog, previously not seen.

November 2018
VASES by Pierre d' Avesn 1901- 1990 a French Art Glass Designer.

October 2018-New Find
BIRD float bowl set by Libochovice Glass Czechoslovakia.

September 2018
1 - OWL float bowl set
2-MUSHROOM shaped flower displayer (flower frog) by BAGLEY & CO. LTD who were a British glass company.
Up dates 18/4/2019 and 18/12/2019

August 2018
1 - CHLOE and ATHENA lamp sets.
2-TAUBEN (Pigeons) vase French made similar to TAUBEN (Pigeons) vase made by Libochovice Glass Czechoslovakia.

July 2018
1- CHEVRON pattern glassware by Josef Inwald Czechoslovakia.
2- ATHENA (AN) illuminated float bowl set.

June 2018
1 - ATHENA float bowl set.
2 - KNEELING LADY bowl set and BOWL and VASES on stand.
3 - CHLOE bowl set.

May 2018
SAILING SHIP desk lamps.
1 - BATEAU a' VOILE (Sailing Ship ) desk lamp by Pierre d' Avesn a French Art Glass designer.
2 - GALLEON desk lamp maker and country of origin unknown.
3 - SAILING SHIP desk lamp Maker and Country of Origin unknown.

April 2018
1 - STUMP LADY figural flower frogs and figurines.

March 2018
POISSON VOLANT (Flying Fish) in a Chevron pattern float bowl set, by Josef Inwald Czechoslovakia.

June 2021 Added catalogue information.
1- TABLE TOP center piece by Cambridge Glass USA.
2- CHERUB center piece Maker and Country of Origin is unknown.
3- WATER CARRIER figurine for Hyacinth bulb flowering set  by August Walther & Sohne - Germany.

December 2017
BUDDHA bowl set by Steuben Glass USA.

November 2017
BELLA(AN)figural flower frog Maker unknown made in Czechoslovakia.
* Information update 4/3/2018.

October 2017
DIVING GIRL figural flower frog now confirmed to be made by Steuben Glass USA.

August 2017
NOVELTY NIGHT LIGHTS by various makers and countries of origin.

July 2017
1 - TIFFIN NOVELTY ELECTRIC LAMPS by United States Glass Co USA.

2 - SAILING BOATS of similar design.
*Information update 30/1/2020
3 - Australian newspaper 1930's advertisement for August Walther & Sohne Figural Flower Float bowls and comport.

4 - August Walther & Shone VIKTORIA Blumenbowl (Flower Bowl ) with figurine.
Information update - 3/12/2018

5 - August Walther & Sohne TOSKA Blumenbowl (Flower Bowl) with figurine.

6- August Walther & Sohne EVELYN & METEOR Blumenbowls (Flower Bowls ).

May 2017
1 - DUTCH BOYS and BEAR center pieces Makers and Oountry of origin is unknown.

2 - DIVING GIRL figurine combinations by Steuben Glass USA.

March 2017
1-ROSE MAIDEN float bowl set made by Josef Inwald Czechoslovakia.

2-BOY PLAYING an ACCORDION float bowl set made by August Walther and Sohne a German company.

January 2017
GALLEON flower frog Maker and Country of Origin is unknown.

November 2016
Pictures taken of the displays at the November 2016 EXHIBITION of Collectable Glassware.

October 2016
An EXHIBITION of Collectable Glassware that is not to be missed.

September 2016
FAN SHAPED VASES  -made by Crown Crystal Australia , Bagley Glass British and August Walther &Sohne - Germany.

August 2016
MADONNA candlestick set by August Walther &Sohne - Germany.

July 2016
VENUS RISING by Imperial Glass USA.

June 2016
BASHFUL CHARLOTTE by Cambridge Glass USA.

May 2016
1 - GIRL WITH HER DOG float bowl set Maker and Country of Origin is unknown.

2 - SAMURI figurine Maker and Country of Origin is unknown.
22/12/2019 Pictured added

3 -ANGELS TRUMPET (AN) set by Ankergla Bernsdorf Germany.

April 2016
1 - APHRODITE (AN) figural flower frog and figurine by Rosice - Czechoslovakia.

2 -ELEPHANT themed items continued Makers and Country of Origin are unknown.

3 -POISSON VOLANT (Flying Fish) tow piece float bowl set with bowl variations by Josef Inwald - Czechoslovakia.

4 - MARINA figural flower frog and oval bowl set by August Walther &Sohne - Germany.

5 - QUAN YEN figuarl flower frog by Steuben glass USA.

6 -SAIL BOAT and SEA BIRD bowls by Rosice - Czechoslovakia.

March 2016
1 - AMELIA figural vase set by Brockwitz Germany.

2 - CARL STOLZE glass -Austria.

February 2016
1 - LADY IN TRADITIONAL DRESS Figural Flower Frog and NUDE WOMEN and WATER BIRDS Epergnes needing confirmation as to their maker

2 - BALLERINA bowl set by Rosice glass Czechoslovakia.

January 2016
1 - HYACINTH bulbs flowering set by August Walther & Sohne Germany.
2 - BUTTERFLY LADY themed vases.

January 2015
1 - DANCING GIRL by Jobling - British.
2 - BALLERINA by Rosice Glass -  Czechoslovakia.

December 2015
SHAMROCK bowl by August Walther & Sohne - Germany.

November 2015
1-DANCING GIRL by Jobling and BALLERINA by Rosice flower frogs additional information.
2 -ISADORA bowl set by Rudolfova Hut an Iwald glass works - Czechoslovakia.

August 2015
1- Rosice glass catalogue page featuring APHRODITE and VENUS figurines and vases.
2-Various Float bowls and Flower frogs by Josef Inwald - Czechoslovakia.
3-ARABELLA one piece flower frog bowl set by August Walther & Sohne - Germany.

April 2015
GIRL ON A TORTOISE bowl set Maker and Country of Origin is unknown.

January 2015
1 - DANCING GIRL by Jobling - British.
2 - BALLERINA by Rosice Glass -  Czechoslovakia.

December 2014
Makers and Country of Origin now confirmed for the following.
1 - PENGUIN bowl set by Libochovice - Czechoslovakia.
2 - EXOTIC DUCK bowl set by Libochovice - Czechoslovakia.
3 - FROG bowl set by Libochovice - Czechoslovakia.
4 - JUMPING FISH bowl set by Rocise - Czechoslovakia.

October 2014
1 - ICE CAVE bowl set maker & country of origin is unknown.
2 - ROSE MAIDEN bowl set by Josef Inwald- Czechoslovakia.

September 2014
1 - POISSON VOLANT Water Splash bowl set by Josef Inwald- Czechoslovakia.
2 - ELEPHANT WITH HANDLER flower frog Maker & Country of Origin is unknown.
3- BAREN figurine by August Walther & Sohne- Germany.

CARPE KOI night light by PIERRE D'AVESN a French Art Glass Designer

27/8/2021

CARPE KOI Night Light

It is 23cm(8 inches) high x 14cm (5⅝)wide x 7cm(2⅞)inches in depth.
Seen in blue with a frosted finish.
Should you have one or know of one in another colour please contact me.
I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com

Brass Lamp fitting for illumination.

P D' AVESN FRANCE is visible on the rim of the lamp shade.

Pierre D'Avesn 1901-1990
It is said that from the young age of 14 he worked for Ren'e Lalique a famous French Art Glass designer.
He left Lalique in 1926 to start up his own design studio.
His designes were produced by Cristallerie de Saint-Rémy.
In 1930 Daum Freres approached Pierre d'Avesn to take over the artistic direction of their molded glass department, at the
glass-works in Croismare.
This affiliation lasted up until the strike of 1936.
From 1937 to 1940 he took over the management of Verly's.
While working for Daum & Verlys, Pierre D’avesn’s personal designs were allows to bear his signature unlike when he was working at Lalique.

From 1940, he returned to working on his own.
His designs were then produced by Cristallerie de Choisy-le-Roi- (Sèvres).

Piere D' Avesn is up there standing shoulder to shoulder with other famous French Art Glass designers.

To see some of his other amazing designs check out the Archivd article list dated November 2018 >.

I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com
Neil Cooper

KINGFISHER figural flower frog.

23/8/2021

It is 19.7cm (7 3/4 inches) high in two pieces.
The domed shaped flower frog in which the figurine sits is
12cm (4 inches) in diameter.

Seen in green in a clear finish, other colours likely are crystal, amber, blue and pink.

Should you know of one in a colour other than green please let me know.

A catalogue needs to be seen to confirm the Maker and Country of Origin.
I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com
Neil Cooper

BELLA (AN) flower float bowl set made in Czechoslovakia

10/8/2021

The bowl in this set is seen in a 1930 and 1940 Josef Inwald glass catalogues pictured below note the bowl numbered 11594.

BELLA (AN) figural flower frog.

Some of these figural flower frogs are seen with the wording
MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA moulded on their underside.
The Maker of this figural flower frog is yet to be confirmed.

Further information about this flower frog is seen in the
Archivd article dated November 2017 >
Neil Cooper

The PUNCH and JUDY paper weights.

1/8/2021

PUNCH JUDY

The PUNCH and JUDY paper weights were made by John Derbyshire at the Regency Road Glass Works Manchester in the 1870's.
The Punch and Judy paper weights both measure 7⅛ inches (18cm) high x 4⅜ inches (11.6cm) in diameter at their base.
Seen in flint(crystal as in clear), amber, light green, dark green, blue and jade.

The green PUNCH paper weight that is in our collection glows a brilliant green when placed under a UV light source, indicating that Uranium Oxide is present, which is reported to be harmless.

Four views of this PUNCH paper weight.

Whilst visiting the VICTORIA & ALBERT Museum in London we came across a glass display featuring a PUNCH paper weight in Flint (Crystal as in clear), with extensive damage.

PUNCH

PUNCH and JUDY paper weights are seen in a range of colours

Should you know of a PUNCH and JUDY paper weight in another colour please contact me at gfbsets@gmail.com

Neil Cooper

PETRI flower float bowl and LUNA lamp sets that were made by August Walther & Söhne a German Company.

25/7/2021

PETRI flower float bowl set.
It is 25cm (9⅞ inches) high in four pieces.
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a clear and frosted finish.

Fish motif domed center piece.

The two piece flower frog is 18cm (7⅛ inches ) high.

Seerosen (Water Lilies) pattern float bowl, is 24cm (9½ inches) in diameter.

Petri Float Bowl Sets as seen in the August Walther & Söhne 1936 catalogue.

Should you be fortunate to have one of these rare Petri bowl set in your collection please let me know, as I would very much appreciate a picture of it to accompany this article.
I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com

LUNA lamp set
It is 21.5cm (8½ inches) high in two pieces
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a frosted finish.

The pictures of the Luna lamp set above were kindly supplied by a collector from South Australia.

LUNA lamp set as seen in the August Walther & Söhne 1936 catalogue.

Neil Cooper

CARPE (AN) figural flower frog.

20/7/2021

It is in one piece.
Seen in blue in a frosted finish, other colours likely are crystal, amber. green and pink.
Its size along with the maker and country of origin are unknown at this point in time.

Should you know of a catalogue that can confirm the Maker and Country of Origin along with its size please let me know at gfbsets@gmail.com
Neil Cooper

CLASSICAL NUDE LADY (AN) figural flower frog made by Riedel Glass Works a Czechoslovakian company.

19/7/2021

CLASSICAL NUDE LADY made in the 1930's
It is 34cm (13½ inches) high in two pieces.
Seen in crystal, in a frosted finish other colours possible are amber, green, blue and pink.

Crystal flower frog in which the figurine sits measures 15cm (6⅞inches) x 6cm (2⅜ inches).

The pictures above have been kindly supplied by a collector from West Yorkshire in the UK.

Should you know of or have a coloured figurine in your collection other than crystal please contact me at gfbsets@gmail.com

Neil Cooper

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Author

I have been collecting glass float bowl sets since 1999.
I have written a collectors guide called "Pressed Glass Figural Flower Float Bowl Sets A Collectors Guide
2014"

To view sample pages of the collectors guide click on "Book Sample Pages" above.

To purchase a copy of my book please contact me at gfbsets@gmail.com

Cost per book is AU$35.00 + p&p AU$7.00 = AU$42.00 within Australia using Bank Direct Deposit.

Other methods for purchase and payment considered by arrangement.

It is also available on ebay by clicking on the My Book on eBay button above.

This publication can als0 be purchased from the
West Virginia Museum Of American Glass
230 Main Avenue
Weston
WV 26452
United States
Phone: +1 304-269-5006

Neil Cooper

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