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25/8/2019

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August 2019
LILLI figural flower frog made by August Walther & Sohne  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, may have been made by S Reish & 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 frog.

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.

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 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.

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 country 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 1017
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.

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 - FIGURAL flower frogs where the maker is still needs to be confirmed.
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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 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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LILLI figural flower frog made by AUGUST WALTHER & SÖHNE who were a German Glass Company

25/8/2019

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Lilli  figural flower frog
It is 16cm (6⅜") high in two pieces.
​Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a clear and frosted finish. 
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Pictured below are flower float bowl sets that feature the Lilli flower frog.
They are seen and named in the August Walther & SÖhne 1936  and 1961 catalogues.

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Lilli bowl set 1936 Catalogue name
​Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a clear and frosted finish.
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Breslau bowl set 1936 Catalogue name.
​Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a clear and frosted finish.
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Undine bowl set 1936 Catalogue name.
​Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a clear and frosted finish.
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Sigrid bowl set 1961 Catalogue name.
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a clear and frosted finish.

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Dianna bowl set 1961 Catalogue name.
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a clear and frosted finish.
Note in the 1936 Catalogue this identical set is named Undine.
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Margit bowl set 1961 Catalogue name.
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pin in a clear and frosted finish.
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Seerose(water lily) bowl set 1961 Catalogue name.
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a clear and frosted finish.
Note in the 1936 Catalogue this set is named Lilli.
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Bowl set featuring the Lilli figural flower frog.
Seen in crystal with a clear and frosted finish.
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This bowl set is not seen in any of the August Walther & SÖhne catalogues that I have.
Note the shape of the flower frog that the figurine is seated on.

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​ ​Should you know of the existence of others or have one in your collection please let me know.
Neil Cooper
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PENGUIN figural flower float bowl set by Josef Inwald who was a Czechoslovakian glass maker.

5/7/2019

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​PENGUIN bowl set with a wave pattern bowl
​This two piece bowl set was made in 1930's.

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The figurine is 15.5 cm (6") high in one piece.
The float bowl is 27.5 cm (10¼") in diameter.
The float bowl and flower frog is moulded as one piece.
Seen in crystal with a clear and frosted finish.
Note the applied Gilt(gold) decoration.
Possibly seen in other colours.
​Considered to be Extremely rare.

I have not come across another example of this set since I started collecting  float bowl sets.

Should you know of others please let me know.

10/7/2019
Pictured below is the PENGUINE two piece bowl set as seen in a
H Markhbeinn sample book dated 1935.
H Markhbeinn was a wholesale franchise company located in Paris France. 
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9483. "Penguins"
Picked-flowers. Diameter 300mm
Figurine matt(frosted)
Clear (crystal)........ 75
Blue and Green ......90
 This sample book page confirms that these  bowl set  were also made in the colours blue and green.
Neil Cooper
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BUDDHA'S in glass made in the USA.

30/4/2019

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Buddha figurine number one was made by the Gillinder glass in the  USA.
It is 5½"(14cm) high and 4"(13cm)wide in one piece.
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'Established in 1861, Gillinder Glass (Gillinder Brothers, Inc.) is a sixth-generation owned custom glass manufacturer still operating and  located in Port Jervis, New York.
The company specializes in custom-molded, hand-pressed, clear and colored glass products "Made in the USA” from (Gillinder-owned) and (customer-owned) molds.'
Gillinder Glass webpage

Buddha figurine number two was made by Cambridge glass who were an American company in the USA.
It is 6"(15.3cm) high and 4"(13cm) wide in one piece.

Buddha figurine number three was made by Cambridge glass USA.
It is 7¾"(19.7cm) high and 5 ⅛"(13cm) wide in one piece.

Buddha number four is a figural flower frog is 9½" (24cm) high the base is 5½"(14cm) in three pieces was made by Cambridge glass USA.
An article about this figual flower frog can be seen in the ​​Archived articles dated December 2018. 
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All of the Buddha's are seen in a range of different colours.

​Pictured below is a Cambridge Buddha figurine #2 is seated on a desk lamp without  its lamp shade.
​It is 20"(58cm) high
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Cambridge  Buddha figurine #2 is seated on a mirror backed display stand.
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 It is 11½"(29.3cm) high including the mirror and the stand is 5⅛" (13cm)wide.
Fitted within the stand is a light fitting for illumination to enhance the display effect.


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​The stand is believed to be made of pot metal with a bronze coloured finish.
​What is pot metal.
  Pot metal, also known as monkey metal, white metal or die-cast zinc, is a colloquial term that refers to alloys that consist of inexpensive, low-melting point metals used to make fast, inexpensive castings.

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Cambridge BUDDHA figurine #2 is seated on a black glass plinth.
The BUDDHA is 6"(15.3CM) high and 4"(10.3cm) wide.                              
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Cambridge Buddha figurine seated on a metal red painted stand.
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The stand on which this Buddha sits measures is 7"(17.8cm) wide and  3½"(9cm) in width and is  2½" (64cm) high. 
​The figurine is the same one as seen with the #4 figural flower frog.
 See Archived artilce dated December 2018.
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Pictured  below is the underside of the stand showing the threaded part of the figurine which screws into the thread hole in the centre of the stand. 
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​Cambridge BUDDHA figurine #3 used as a door stop.
It is 10¼ (26cm) high  x  7" (18cm) wide.
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​The pictures and information above have been kindly sent to me by a collector from Wisconsin in the U S A.

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Cambridge Buddha desk lamp complete with lamp shade.
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Pictured below is a Gillinder glass Buddha seated on a display stand. 
Fitted within the stand is a light fitting for illumination to enhance the display effect.
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Neil Cooper
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GERDE float bowl set may have been made by S Reich & Co who were a Czechoslovakian Company.

29/3/2019

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GERDE (CN) bowl set
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The figural flower frog is 24.8 cm(9¾") high in two pieces
The bowl is 28 cm(11") x 24 cm ( 8").
Seen in green with a frosted finish.
Other colours likely are crystal, amber, blue and pink.
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The above pictures and information about this amazing bowl set which I have never seen before, has been kindly supplied by a collector from Portland Oregon in the USA.
The name of this set includes the letters (CN) in brackets which indicates the set has been named by this collector.
​31/3/2019
Pictured below is the bowl of this set as seen on the Pressglass- Korrespondenz web site.

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The bowl information was kindly supplied by a collector in Adelaide South Australia.
Should you know of a makers catalogue or other documentaion that can cofirm the maker and country of origin please let me know.

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Neil Cooper
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EAGLE figural flower frog (flower holder) made by Cambridge Glass who were an American company

22/3/2019

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 They are 5½" (14 cm) high in one piece.
Seen in amber,light,emerald,peach blo and willow blue in a clear finish and crystal which is seen in a clear and with a satin finish.
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The following information has been obtained from the
National Cambridge Collectors Inc web site and I quote.
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Figural Flower Frogs Part III.
Issue#371 By Shelley Cole March 2004
 Little is known about the Eagle flower holder.
It is believed to have been produced sometime in the 1920s.


Neil Cooper
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FLOAT BOWL sets with similar design features where the maker and country of origin is unknown

22/2/2019

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TRUMPET VASE float bowl set
It is a three piece set consisting of a float bowl, vase and flower frog.
​Seen in pink other colours likely are crystal, amber, green and blue.
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​DOVE float bowl set
It is a three piece set.
The float bowl is 28cm (11") in diameter.
The Figural flower frog is 17.8cm (7") high in two pieces. 
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a frosted finish.
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Note the bowls of the TRUMPET and DOVE float bowl sets are of the same shape and design. 
Which suggested these sets were made by the same unknown maker.

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WINDY WENDY float bowl set.
It is in three piece set
The float bowl is 25.5cm (10") in diameter.
The flower frog is 19cm (7¾") high in two pieces.
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a frosted finish.
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​WATER NYMPH float bowl set.
It is in three parts.
The float bowl is 25.5cm (10") in diameter.
The flower frog is 17cm (6¾") high in two pieces.
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a frosted finish.
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Note the TRUMPET VASE, WINDY WENDY and WATER NYMPH bowl sets have the same shape flower frog.

The similarity in some of the design features of these bowl set suggestes that they were made by the same maker.

Should you know of a catalogue or other documentaion that can confirm the maker and country of origin of these sets please let me know.
​Neil Cooper
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BUDDHA  figural flower frog made by Cambridge Glass who were an American glass company.

24/12/2018

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It is 9½ inches (24cm) high in three pieces.
Seen here in LIGHT EMERALD in a clear finish.
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Pictured below is this figural flower frog broken down into its three indiviual parts.
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The Figurine
Note the threaded spigot at its base.

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The 6 Sided ​flower frog.
It is 5½"(14cm) in diameter at its widest point.


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The threaded lock ring
It is used to secure the flower frog to the figurine.

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When placed under a UV light source this flower frog  glows a  bright green colour due to the uranium oxide that is present in the glass.
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The uranium oxide is added to the raw materials during the glass making process and is  reported to be harmless.
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​The pictures and information above have been kindly sent to me by a collector from Wisconsin in the U S A.
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Pictured below is a chart that is seen on the National Cambridge Collectors Inc web page.
This  chart lists the colours which Cambridge Glass used to produce their Figural Flower Frogs. 
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According to this chart ​AMBER​​ is the only known colour in which the BUDDHA flower frog has so far been seen in.
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We now know a LIGHT EMERALD coloured one has been made which can be added to the list. 


It would appear that this LIGHT EMERALD coloured BUDDHA flower frog is a wonderful and very rare find.

​Neil Cooper
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WREN with BERRIES (CN) figural flower frog

22/12/2018

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It is 19.5 cm ( 7 ¾")high in one piece. 
​Its base is 12.5 cm (4⅞")in diameter with 12 flower arranging holes.
Seen as pictured in pink in a frosted finish.
Other colour likely are crystal, amber, green and blue.
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The pictures and information above have been kindly sent to me by a collector from Wisconsin in the U S A.
The letters (CN) seen with the name of this flower frog stands for 'Collectors Name' to indicate that it is the name give to it by the  collector. 


I haven't  seen or known about this flower frog until now.
​It just goes to show that when you thought you have seen it all, an amazing find turns up out of the blue. It is a rare and beautiful find.
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Should you know of a catalogue or other documentaion that can confirm the maker and country of origin please let me know.
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​Neil Cooper   
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Pierre d'Avesn  1901-1990 a French Art Glass designer

30/11/2018

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Pictured are just a few of his amazing designs.

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The following information about Pierre d' Avesn has been obtained from the Art Deco Ceramic Glass Light web site and I quote.

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.
And during the 10 year period that he worked at Lalique he designed the "Serpent" vase and the "Tourbillons" vase pictured below.
​These vases are much sort after by collectors and  command a high price.

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                  Serpent vase                                         Tourbillons vase
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
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.

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

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