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 I have set up this web page to enable newly found information to be shared about Glass Float Bowl Sets and other  glass related items of interest.
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17/12/2020

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                                                    INDEX
December 2020
​ELEPHANT LIQUEUR SET made by BACCARAT a French Company

November 2020
ATHENA figural flower float bowl sets 1938 Advertisement.

October 2020
Flower Displaying Centerpiece
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August 2020

King Fisher figural flower Frog
(The Maker and Country of Origin is unknown at this point in time)
5/2/2021
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.
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 2- FAN DANCER Lamp made by McKee Glass.
 
March 2020
1- CLASSICAL DRAPED LADY figurine's Maker and Country of Origin Confirmed. Made by Riedel Glass Work a Czechoslovakian Company.
27/3/2021
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 Camberidge Glass USA.
2 - WREN with BERRIES figural flower, previously not seen.

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

March 2018 
1 - POISSON VOLANT (Flying Fish) in a Chevron pattern float bowl set.
​ by Josef Inwald Czechoslovakia.
2 - TABLE TOP center piece by Cambridge Glass USA.
3 - CHERUB center piece Maker and Country of Origin is unknown.
4 - WATER CARRIER  figurine for Hyacinth bulb flowering set by August Walther &Sohne - Germany.

December 2017
BUDDHA bowl set by Steuben Glass USA.

November  2017
 LADY  and domed 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 - 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
 ROSE MAIDEN float bowl set by Josef Inwald Czechoslovakia.

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
 VASES  similar in shape -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
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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 - Vases and Figurines by Rosice Glass - Czechoslovakian.
2 - Various Float bowls and Flower frogs byJosef 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.

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ELEPHANT LIQUEUR SET made by BACCARAT a French company

16/12/2020

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​It measures 65cm (25½")high x 60cm (23 ½")wide x 25cm (9¾")
deep.
It is made from combination of cut crystal glass and gilt bronze. 

The elephant figurine and the tray on which the elephant stands are made of crystal glass.


There are twelve crystal drinking cups that have been engraved and gilt decorated.
These cups are stored on both side of the elephants harness on hooks.
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There are four engraved crystal and gilt decorated liqueur decanters that fit within a removable and lockable compartment.
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What an amazing piece of craftmanship.
Quoted from the Sotheby's website

'It is said to be probably made for the 1878 Paris Exhibition.
And reported to be unseen for decades, it resurfaced at Sotheby’s in 2015.
It is said to incorporate some newly-made Baccarat replacement crystal glass pieces.
According to Sotheby’s, ‘The body of the elephant in frosted & pearlized crystal with a harness, draped & ornamented with gilt-bronze, supporting a palanquin in the form of an Indian temple carved with the god Ganesh in low relief.'
‘The palanquin in the form of a liqueur set containing a removable stand containing four decanters in engraved & gilded crystal.'

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​See other glass Elephant items in the list of Archive articles dated September 2014 & April 2016

Neil Cooper

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ATHENA figural flower float bowl set 1938 Advertisement

1/11/2020

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This advertisement appeared in the NEWS newspaper on the 25th November 1938 for the Myers Emporium Adelaide South Australia. 
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This advertisement was brought to my attention by a collector in Adelaide, South Australia. 
ATHENA figural flower float bowl sets
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These four piece sets were made in the 1930's.
The figural flower frog is 23CM (9") high in two pieces.
The bowl is 32.5cm (approx. 12 inches) in diameter.
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a clear and frosted finish.
Bowl sets are also seen in a range of different shaped bowls see Archived articles dated  June 2018, July 2018 and August 2018 >

The bowl sets pictured above were also supplied by the same collector in Adelaide, South Australia.
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The Maker and Country of Origin of these bowl sets is unknown at this point in time.
Should you know of a catalogue that will confirm the Maker and Country of Origin please let me know at gfbsets@gmail
Neil Cooper
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Flower Displaying  Centrepiece

4/10/2020

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The Maker and Country of Origin of this two part Centrepiece is unknown at this point in time.
The bowl is 20 cm (7⅞ inches) in diameter and 12.5 cm (5 inches) high.
Seen in green and blue in a clear and frosted finish.
Other colours likely are crystal, amber and pink.
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The flower frog arranging ring is 19 cm (7½ inches) in diameter.
The hole in the center is 5.8 cm (2⅛ inches) in diameter, surrounded by 24 flower arranging holes.
Should you know of a catalogue that can confirm the maker please contact me at gfbsets@gmail.com
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An interesting combination is pictured below.
The owner of this bowl set has married it with an August Walther and SÖhne made figurine named Lucretia.
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Neil Cooper
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King Fisher  figural flower frog

22/8/2020

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It is 15 cm (6") high in one piece.
Seen in pink in a frosted finish.
Other colours likely are crystal, amber, green, and blue. 
The maker and country of origin is unknown at this point in time.

Underside view of this flower frog
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​Should you know of one in another colour please let me know at  gfbsets@gmail.com 
​Neil Cooper
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KINGFISHER float bowl set 
​The Makers and Countries of Origin of the flower frog and bowl in this set are both unknown  at this point in time.
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The bowl is 26 cm (10¼inches) in diameter.
​Seen in pink in a clear finish.
Other colours likely are crystal, amber, green and blue.
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I would like to acknowledge and thank the collector from YORKSHIRE in the United Kingdom who has kindly provided the pictures and measurements.

​Should you know of catalogues that can  confirm the makers of these items please let me know.
​I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com

​Neil Cooper

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5/2/2021
The Maker and Country of Origin of the bowl is now confirmed.
It was made by Innen and Aussenhandel in Germany.
Pictured below is a Catalogue page dated 1952 showing the pattern.
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 I would like to acknowledge the collector who has kindly provided this valuable information.
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Neil Cooper
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FAN DANCER Lamp made by McKee Glass

22/7/2020

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" McKee Glass was founded in 1834 by five McKee brothers in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA.
The factory moved to Jeanette Pennsylvania in 1888 and combined with the National Glass Company.
​In 1903 the company reorganized to become the McKee factory". Wikipedia
The FAN DANCER lamp is 11¼"(28.6 cm) high and 7⅝"
​(19.4 cm)wide in one piece
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a frosted finish.
It is also seen in Jade(green) and Milk (white) glass. 
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Whilst recently viewing a program on Foxtel called American Pickers some interesting information came to light about the Fan Dancer lamp.  
The two pickers in the show were looking at a collection owned by Amber Digiovanni and in her collection was one of the Fan Dancer lamps in pink.

Amber Digiovanni mentioned and I quote "The lamp was made to commemorate the artistic flair of  Sally Rand who was a 1920's Burlesque Fan Dancer
I find  this information fascinating and  worthy of a mention.
Sally Rand 1904-1979
Born Helen Gould Black on the 3rd April 1904
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Neil Cooper
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A Purple SEAGULL  Figural Flower Frog

8/7/2020

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The photograph of the purple Seagull flower frog has been kindly supplied by a collector from INDIANA  in the USA.
​The date of its manufacture is unknown.
It is 10 inches (28 cm) high in one piece.

Up until this point in time I have only seen the Seagull flower Frog in crystal as pictured below. 
​It was made by the Cambridge Glass Company in Cambridge OHIO in the USA.

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The following Figural & Flower Frog colour chart is compiled by the NATIONAL CAMBRIDGE COLLECTORS INC. in the USA.
The chart lists the Seagull flower frogs as only being made in CRYSTAL.
See the  forth row from the bottom of the chart.

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It is interesting that one has now come to light in purple.

The collector who owns the purple Seagull flower frog has mentioned that another collector has seen one in amber.

Should you have one or know of one in any other colour please let me know.
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I can be contacted at  gfbsets@gmail.com
Neil Cooper
17/10/2020
​The picture of an amethyst coloured Flying Seagull pictured below has been has been sent to me by a collector from Far North Queensland Australia.
 
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CLASSICAL DRAPED LADY figurine's Maker and Country of Origin Confirmed

22/3/2020

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This article follows on from the Archive article dated
​September 2019.

The CLASSICAL DRAPED LADY figurine is seen in crystal with a frosted finish.

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The CLASSICAL DRAPED LADY figurine combined with the black base and a two-light Candelabrum is 39 cm in height.
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A picture of the Classical Draped Lady figurine and a two-light Candelabrum set is seen  in the following publication.
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Pictured below is page 134 of this publication.
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Note that this article makes a reference to a Riedel Glass pattern book.
 Hence we now know the Maker is Riedel Glass and the Country of Origin is Czechoslovakia.
What is also very interesting is that it mentions that the figurines were made in other colours.
​Should you know of or own a figurine in another colour please let me know.
​ I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com
I would like to acknowledge and thank the collector from the United Kingdom who has kindly provided the pictures used in this article.  
​Neil Cooper
27/3/2021
TABLE LAMP
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a frosted finish.
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Neil Cooper
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GALLEON/SAILING SHIP Lamp attachment

2/1/2020

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This is a follow up  article about the GALLEON LAMP.
​See Archived article dated May 2018>>
​ A collector in Holland has kindly alerted me to an article on the  Pressglas Korrespondenz web site that gives a name to the maker of this figurine.
I have extracted the relevant information from this article dated 2017/2/06 on this German web site that credits Josef Riedel as the maker. I have included the article below.
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Article extract as seen and written in German
Pressglas-Korrespondenz    2017-2
Eduard Stopfer, Marion & Rolf Gerlach,, SG Mai 2019/ August 2017 Segelschiff
als Lampenvorsatz: Josef Riedel, Gablonz an der Neiße, vor 1938.

Vor einiger Zeit hatte ich das Glück, dieses Segelschiff zu erwerben.
Maße: H 20,5 cm, B 7 cm, L 15,5 cm, bernstein-farben. Auf der Rückseite hat dieses Schiff eine kreis-förmige Ausnehmung, die auf dem Bild deutlich zu sehen ist.Der Sockel ist hohl. Die Ausführung ist exzellent! Die Herkunft war mir zunächst unbekannt. Bei einem Besuch im Muzeum skla a bižutérie v Jablonci nad Nisou / Museum für Glas und Bijouterie, Gablonz an der Neiße, zeigte ich ein Foto Dr. Petr Nový, Chefkurator im Museum.
Er erinnerte sich, das Bild schon einmal gesehen zu haben.
Nach einer längeren Suchaktion im Archiv fand er dieses Schiff.
Es wurde von der Glasfabrik Josef Riedel in Unterpolaun vor 1938 produziert und hatte die Artikelnummer 1946.
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English translation
Pressglass - Correspondence 2017-2
Eduard Stopfer, Marion & Rolf Gerlach ,, SG May 2019 / August 2017
Sailing ship as lamp attachment: Josef Riedel, Gablonz an der Neisse, before 1938.
Some time ago I was lucky enough to buy this sailing ship.
​Dimensions: H 20.5 cm, W 7 cm, L 15.5 cm, in amber.
This ship has a circular recess on the back, which can be clearly seen in the picture.The base is hollow.
The execution is excellent! the origin was initially unknown to me.
During a visit to the Muzeum skla a bižutérie v Jablonci nad Nisou / Museum for Glass and Bijouterie, Gablonz an der Neisse,I showed a photo to Dr. Petr Nový, chief curator in the museum, he remembered seeing the picture before.
After a long search in the archive, he found this ship.
It was produced by the Josef Riedel glass factory in Unterpolaun before 1938 and had the article number 1946.

SAILING SHIP
Seen in crystal in a frosted finish and amber in a clear finish.
Other colours likely are green, blue and pink.
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                                               The base is hollow.
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If this figurine is to be used as a lamp it will require a light fitting or a plinth with a light attachment for illumination.  
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Presglass Korrespondenz
Article in German
Abb.2017-2/06-01 (MaBstabca90%) Lampenvorsatzin Form eins Segelschiff, bernstein- farbebesPresslass H20.5 CM, B 7CM, L 15.5CM Sammlung Stopfer.
Produktblatt Josef Riedel, Uterpola Czechoslovakia, vor1938,Nr1946, Summlung MSB JabloNec nad Nisou.

English translation 


Fig.2017-2/06-01 (scale approx 90%) Lamp attachment in the form of a sailing ship, amber-colored press glass H20.5 CM, W 7CM, L 15.5CM collection tamper.               
Product Sheet Josef Riedel, Uterpolaun, Czechoslovakia, before 1938, Number 1946, Summation MSB JabloNec nad Nisou.
Seen in crystal, amber in a clear and frosted finish.         
Included as a point of interest, and pictured below is a GALLEON flower frog where the Maker and Country of Origin is unknown.
When comparing the design features of both objects the similarities suggest that they may have been made by the same maker.

           GALLEON flower frog                         SAILING SHIP 
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​ I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com
Neil Cooper
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VEB Sachsenglas East German enterprise post World War II.

29/10/2019

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VEB Sachsen Glass came about when August Walther and SöHNE
became part of the nationalization of companies located in East Germany  following the end of World War II

Figural Flower Float Bowl Sets made by VEB Sachsenglas.
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Görlitz Flower Float bowl set 
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​The 1961  catalogue name of these four piece sets is  Görlitz.
The Figual flower frog is  17cm (6¾) high in two pieces.
The float bowl is 26.5cm (10½") in diameter.
Colours likely are crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a clear and frosted finish.
​I have not seen an example of this set since I started collecting float bowl sets in 1999.
​Should you have or know of the existence of one of these sets please let me know and if possible email me a picture.
Pictured below is a page from a VEB Sachsen Glass 1961 catalogue.


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​Also pictured on this 1961 catalogue page is a bowl set named Dianna.
The very same bowl set is seen in the August Walther & SÖHNE 1936 catalogue pictured below,however it named Undine.
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​Another point of interest is the name Lilli given the figurine in the Dianna bowl set and Gorlitz bowl set shown in the 1961 catalogue.

Whilst the name Lilli has been given to both of these figurines, they are the totally  different in appearance.
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           Dianna set 1961 
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               Gorlitz set Lilli 1961

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

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