Josef Inwald Glass a Czechoslovakian glass company

18/4/2016

Pictured above is the POISSON VOLANT (Flying Fish) two piece bowl set.
These two piece bowl sets are not easy to come by and are considered to be rare.
The bowl is 28cm in diameter.
The turquoise blue colour of this bowl set is amazing.
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a clear and frosted finish.

The bowl pictured below is made in the same pattern as the bowl above.

The difference is in the way the rim of this bowl has been flattened, to make a larger diameter bowl but a much shallower one.

The Dancing Lady, Flamingo's and Poisson Volant (Flying Fish) figurines are used in these bowls to make Float Bowl sets.
Neil Cooper

Flamingo's bowl set pictured above
The bowl is said to be 31.5cm in diameter.
Other colours likely are crystal, green. blue and pink.

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

19 Comments

Jo link

7/10/2016 10:51:43 am

I have three fish float bowls, however the frog piece is different to the ones you have pictured so are the ones i have made by Josef Inwald.

Neil Cooper

7/10/2016 12:11:28 pm

Hi Jo

Are you able to email me a picture of the item that you have mentioned for identification.

Regards
Neil

Jo Chapman link

10/2/2017 11:04:21 am

Hi, Neil thanks for your reply. It appears that Jayne has the same item and has everything under control. I'll wait to see what you make of her piece, wether it"s a Josef or not.

Cheers Jo

Jayne

5/2/2017 04:37:26 am

Hi
We are currently clearing out my late nan's bungalow and have found this exact piece but in pink, she was 97 so married in the 1930's so were thinking it may have been a wedding present? We're interested to find out more about the piece and also how to possible sell it on?

Neil

5/2/2017 11:34:58 am

Hi Jayne

Are you able to email me a picture of this item.

Regards
Neil

Jayne

10/2/2017 06:12:33 am

Yes of course how do I do this?

Diane Thomas

8/6/2018 04:18:00 am

I have the frosted glass flamingo pair but no bowl. I am really interested in old 'Carnival' glass and wonder whether this is such a piece. Could you tell me what the selling price would be, should I put this for sale?
Diane

Neil Cooper

8/6/2018 04:27:55 pm

Hi Diane
Are you able to email me pictures of this flamingo pair?
Regards
Neil

Kate

27/9/2018 06:47:56 am

What centrepieces fit the poison volant two piece bowl? I'm after an amber one that will fit my bowl

Ron fisher

24/11/2018 10:21:31 am

Hi
I have the flying fish bowl, it is three piece in turquoise. Can you please tell me anything about it. Thank you

Neil Cooper

24/11/2018 01:25:06 pm

Hi Ron
The Turquoise colour is very interesting.

Are you able to email a picture of your bowls set.

Cheers
Neil

Ron Fisher

24/11/2018 07:13:27 pm

I will try.

Sue Harwood

15/4/2019 01:56:40 am

Hi, we're clearing out my mother-in-law's house and she has an amber fish float bowl. Can you tell me what they're used for pkease? Thanks

Kate

24/5/2019 12:55:55 pm

What is a josef inwald pink two piece float bowl with lady centre worth? Not the flatter bowl type. Thanks

Niki

25/7/2020 09:52:20 am

Hi, i have the green poisson volant bowl. No centrpiece unfortunately. However yhe glass is not uranium. Ive seen other people list these as being uranium. Could mine be a reproduction? Or was 2 different green glass used to make these?

Aimee Hagedorn link

15/2/2021 03:16:56 pm

Hi, I have bought 3 different styles of Poisson Volant 3 have been really bad and look like they must be reproductions. 3 are very detailed and I assume they are original Josef Inwald items, but all 3 are in 3 pieces?
Did Inwald make these in 3 pieces? and do you have a date they were manufactured?

Niki

15/3/2021 06:27:12 am

I have one of these in my loft , green & the Center piece is a lady . It was was great grand mother’s . I can take photos and send . Always wanted to know what it was . Thanks Niki

Neil Cooper

15/3/2021 09:43:33 am

Hi Niki
I would like to see a picture.
Regards
Neil

Christine Banks

26/5/2022 11:37:52 pm

I have a pink opaque fish centre piece from a three piece float bowl set. I would like to replace the missing pieces, which unfortunately were broken during a house move.

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I have been collecting glass float bowl sets since 1999.
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2014"

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