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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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August Walther and Sohne a German glass company.

26/1/2016

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Rectangular glass block with vases for flowering Hyacinth bulbs
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 The set pictured below is as seen in the 1933 catalogue of the German Glass Maker August Walther and Sohne.
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The catalogue description is written in German  as follows -

 Mustebuch Walther 1933, Tafel 81 , Fenster- Dekoration aus Sammlung Neuman. 
Nr 43386  Fenster Dekoration mit 3 cilasern.
Kaslen  cm66 x cm23.8 Nr 43388.
Hyazimfhenglas  cm 8 un Ø Nr 43389.

 The English translation is a follows -

Pattern book Walther 1933, Black Board 81, Window Decoration from Collection Neuman.
Number 43386 Window Decoration and 3 vases.
Kassel  66cm x  23.8cm Number 43388.
Hyacinth Glass  8cm in diameter Number 43389.

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

The rectangular glass block is used to hold water for the  flowering of Hyacinth bulbs.

 A single hyacinth bulb is placed into each of the vases that are located  on top of the glass block. 
The rectangular glass block with two  vases and figurine set pictured below is also as seen in the  same 1933 catalogue.


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The catalogue description is written in German and is as  follows -

Nr 43387  Fenster Dekoration mir Figur und 2 cilasern.
Kaslen cm66 x 23.8 Nr 43383.
Hyazimfhenglas  cm8 un Ø Nr 43389.
Figur Nr 43382.

 The English translation is as follows -

Number 43386 Window Decoration and 2 vases.
Kassel  66cm x  23.8cm Number 43388.
Hyacinth Glass  8cm in diameter Number 43389.
Figurine Number 43382.


Note  how the central vase has been removed and replaced with the Water Carrier figurine.

The Water Carrier figurine  is seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a clear and frosted  finish. 

These items are Extremely rare.

 I have never seen any of these items other than those that are pictured in the catalogue.

Should you be fortunate enough to have either of these items in your collection or know of another collector who has one can you please let me know.

I can be contacted at  gfbsets@gmail.com
Neil Cooper
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Three BUTTERFLY LADY Themed Vases.

8/1/2016

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SCHMETTLING Vase
SCHMETTLING means butterfly in German.
These vases were made by August Walther & Sohne who were a German glass company.
The Schmettling vase is seen and named  in the August Walther & Sohne 1936 catalogue
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They are 21.5cm high with a removable flower frog that fits into the inside of the vase.
The flower frog is pictured below.
They are seen in crystal, amber, green. blue and pink and possibly in other colours in a clear and frosted finish

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  Pictured below are  parts of an incomplete steel mould that may have been  used to make Schmettling vases.

There would have been another matching  piece to this mould as pictured on the left.
 When the two pieces are  clamped together they form the shape of the vase .
 
The  conical shaped plunger pictured on the right would have been pressed into the mould after molten glass was added  to make a vase.

 On the plunger  can be seen the shape that forms the curves of the  wings on the rim of the vase.

The surface of this mould appears to be corroded which possibly makes it unusable.

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 BUTTERFLY LADY Vase (AN)

 They were made by the Brockwitz Glass Company who were a German glass company.
Bockwitz did not name these vases in their catalogues.
This vase is seen and numbered as Nr 6941 in the 1941 Brockwitz glass company catalogue as pictured below.
 

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The catalogue information is in written in German which has been translated into English as follows.
Nr. 6941 - Number 6941.
hell - Bright
farbig - Colour
mattiert - Frosted
They are 27cm high.

The catalogue does not list any colours.
 They were most likely  made in the following range of  colours crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a frosted finish.

Check out the following web site called www.pressglas-korrespondenz.de to view  a plethora of glass makers catalogue and glass related articles.



DAME PAPILLON  Vase (AN)

Dame Papillon means Butterfly Lady in French.
The year of manufacture is unknown at this point of time.

The vases  are 23.7cm high.
They are 24cm  at their wides point  at the wing tips and  14cm wide front to back.
Seen in amber, green, blue and smoky brown in a clear finish.
Other  colours likely are crystal and pink.


Whilst this  vase has been attributed to Val Saint Lambert who are a Belgian glass company, this is yet to be confirmed.

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Should any one know of the existence of a catalogue or other documentation that can provide this information, could they please let me know about it via the blog on this web page.
The letters (AN) that appear  after the name of any item indicates that it has been named by me and stands for "Author's Name".

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"


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