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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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Dancing Girl figural flower frogs

8/1/2015

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There are similar looking DANCING GIRL figural flower frogs  seen in the catalogues of two different glass companies one from England and the other is from Czechoslovakia.

The one shown in the bowl set below is by
 JAMES A JOBLING & Co LTD. Glass Works  Sunderland England.
 It is shown in their 1934 catalogue.
This catalogue can be seen  in a publication called A Collectors Guide to JOBLING 1930s Decorative Glass by the  Tyne & Wear Country Council M
useum.
 
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 The DANCING GIRL figural flower frog sketch below is shown in a ROSICE GLASS catalogue.
Rosice is a Czechoslovakian  glass maker. 
This catalogue is one of several seen on a CD  that accompanies a publication called 'Sklo Union Art Before Industry:   20th Century Czech Pressed Glass'designe by Marcus Newhall" 2008. 
 



When  comparing  these figural flower frogs in the catalogues their similarities raise questions- 
Who designed them ?
Was it Jobling or Rosice?
Had  there been some agreement between Jobling and Rosice which allowed one or the other  to sell the Dancing Girl flower frog under their brand name even thought they may not have made it?
Could it be that some plagiarism has taken place?

It has been suggested to me that there are differences in the design features which sets them apart from each other.
I will need to see them side by side for comparison to determine if this is true.
Further research is still on going.
Neil Cooper
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21/11/2015

An accurate comparison can now be made between the James A Jobling  DANCING GIRL and the Rosice glass BALLARINA figural flower frogs

The Jobling DANCING GIRL figural flower frog pictured below has the following features.

Overall height is  19cm.

The base is 8.6cm in diameter

The base has 10 round  flower stem support holes

These features have been gained from the flower frog that I have in my collection.

Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a frosted finish.



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The Rosice Glass BALLARINA figural flower frog pictured below has the following features.

Overall height is 18cm. 

The base is 9 cm in diameter

The base has 8  flower stem support holes mostly round holes occasionally square shaped holes. 

These features have been supplied  by a fellow Australian collector who has it in his collection.

Seen in green in a clear finish and possibly other colours


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There are questions still to be answered

Who  was the designer?
Was it Jobling or Rosice?
Was there collaboration between Jobling and Rosice?


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.

    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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