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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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WINDOW DECORATION'S by August Walther and Sohne a German glass company.

26/1/2016

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Window Decoration for flowering Hyacinth Bulbs
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.12/10/2022 Up dated
These 4 piece Window Decoration sets are EXTREMLY RARE.
​The trough for holding water are 23cm wide x 8.4cm high x 7cm deep.

​The Hyacinth Bulb Glasses  are 6.3cm high and 8cm in diameter.
​The base of these Glasses are 5.2cm x 5.2cm square.
Seen in citrine with a frosted finish.
​Other colours likely are amber, green, blue and pink in a frosted finish. 
I would like to acknowledge and thank the collector from the  Netherlands who has kindly provided the measurements that were previous unknown.


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Pictured below as seen in an August Walther & Sohne 1933 catalogue
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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   23cm Nr 43388.
Hyazimfhenglas  cm 8 un Ø Nr 43389.

 The English translation is as follows -

Pattern book Walther 1933, Black Board 81, Window Decoration from Collection Neuman.
Number 43386 Window Decoration and 3 vases.
Kassel   23cm Number 43388.
Hyacinth Glass  8cm in diameter Number 43389.


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Window Decoration and Figurine set 
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​These 4 piece Figural Window Decoration sets are EXTREMLY RARE. 
Seen in crystal with a frosted finish
Other colours likely are amber, green, blue and pink in a frosted finish.

I would like to acknowledge and thank the collector from the Netherlands who has kindly provided this picture from his collection.
​Pictured below is as seen in an August Walther & Sohne 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 23cm Nr 43383.
Hyazimfhenglas  8cm un Ø Nr 43389.
Figur Nr 43382.


 The English translation is as follows -

Number 43386 Window Decoration and 2 vases.
Kassel  23cm Number 43388.
Hyacinth Glass  8cm in diameter Number 43389.
Figurine Number 43382.

Note  how the central Hyacinth Glass has been  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.

Click on the Archivd article dated ​March 2018 located at the beginning of this blog to see a Water Carrier figurine with a square base

Should you  have or know of other examples of  these items in other colours could you please contact me.
I can be contacted at  gfbsets@gmail.com

12/10/2022 Article up date 

Neil Cooper
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Three BUTTERFLY LADY Themed Vases made by three different company's

8/1/2016

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SCHMETTERLING Vase
SCHMETTERLING means butterfly in German.
These vases were made by August Walther & Sohne who were a German glass company.
The Schmetterling 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 (AN)Vase.

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 (AN)  Vase.

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 widest point  at the wing tips and  14cm wide front to back.
Seen in amber, smoky brown, green, blue and pink in a clear finish.
Another  colour likely are crystal.



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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The letters (AN) that appear in the name of any item indicates that it has been named by me and stands for "Author's Name".

​Should you know of the existence of a makers catalogue please contact me.
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 with tracking 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
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    WV 26452
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    Phone: +1 304-269-5006


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