Publicaciones de blog - The Glass Float Bowl Man

FLAMINGO'S figural flower frogs that were made Pre World War II and another version possibly made Post World War II in Czechoslovakia.

29/3/2023

Two piece Flamingo's figural flower frog .
It is 23.5cm (9¼ inches) high.
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a frosted finish.
It was made by a Josef Inwald Glass Works in Czechosolovakia pre World War II.

One piece Flamingo's figural flower frog.
It is 22cm (8½ inches) high.
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a frosted finish.
It was made by a Josef Inwald Glass Works in Czechoslovakia pre World War II.

Pictured below is a page from a 1958 glass catalogue seen on the CD that accompanies a publication by Marcus Newhall 2008 called
Sklo Union Art Before Industry: 20th Century Czech Pressed Glass,
I have this publication in my reference library.

Sklo Union was formed post World War II when all of the Glass Work in Czechoslovakia were Nationalized.

Note the Flamingo's figural flower frog #11815, the front Flamingo's has its head upside down by its feet.
Flamingos can only feed with their head in this position.

I would like to acknowledge the collector from WALES in the UK who alerted me to this catalogue page.

I have not seen an example of this Flamingo's figural flower frog at this point in time.
Should you have or know of one please contact me.
I can be contacted at gfbset@gmail.com

KNEELING LADY(AN)bowl set The Maker and Country of Origin is unknown at this point in time

21/3/2023

KNEELING LADY two piece bowl set.
The figural stand is 23cm (9 inches)high x 25.5cm(10 inches) in length.
The bowl is 20.5cm (8 inches)in diameter.
Seen in crystal, amber, green blue and pink in a frosted finish.

Kneeling Lady stand

Seen in green in a clear finish.
Likely to have been made in crystal, amber, blue and pink.
A bowl in a clear finish is likely to have been produced to accompany this figural stand.
Should you have a complete Kneeling Lady bowl set in a clear finish or know of others please contact me.
I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com

Pictured below is a page from a Josef Inwald a Czechoslovakian Company 1940 glass catalogue.

Note the bowl #11936 and under plate #11971 which have a interlocking ring pattern that is similar in design to that as seen on the bowl of the Kneeling Lady bowl set.

It is possible that one of the glass works owned by Josef Inwald may have produced the Kneeling lady bowl set.

Should you know of a catalogue or other documentation that can confirm the Maker and Country of Origin of the Kneeling Lady bowl set please let me know.

I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com

Neil Cooper

CLASICAL NUDE figurine Maker and Country of Origin is now confirmed.

29/12/2022

CLASSICAL NUDE (AN) figurine.

This figurine is 23cm (9⅛ inches) high x 5cm ( 2inches) in diameter at its base.
Seen in amber, green, blue and pink in a clear finish, also likely in crystal .
I have not been able to find a Makers catalogue or any other documentation that would assist in confirming which company had actually made this figurine.

Recently though, I have received information about a James A Jobling glass display that is seen in the NATIONAL GLASS CENTRE located in Sunderland, North East of England.
In this display there are three CLASSICAL NUDE figurines, two in green and one in amber all in a clear finish.

Pictured below is the relevant part of this display, note the three CLASSICAL NUDE figurines in this display, two green and one amber, all in a clear finish.
The two green figurines are both seen seated within a flower frog .

This display is confirmation that the James A Jobling & Co Ltd. Wear Glass Works. SUNDERLAND ENGLAND is the Maker of the figurine.

CLASSICAL NUDE (AN) flower float bowl set.

The pictures above have been kindly given by a collector from
North Yorkshire in the UNITED KINGDOM.

The picture below have been kindly given by a collector from BRISBANE AUSTRALIA.

CLASICAL NUDE two piece figural flower frog.

The figurine is 9 inches(23cm) high x 1⅞ inches (4.5cm) in diameter at its base.
The flower frog is 4¼ inches(11cm) in diameter x 1¾ inches (4.5cm) high.
Seen in green in a clear and frosted finish.

Should you have or know of this figurine in another colour please contact me.
I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com
Neil Cooper

ANOTHER BUTTERFLY LADY flower vase.

26/11/2022

It is 22cm (8¾ inches) high x 29cm (11½ inches) wide x 17.5 cm (6⅞ inches) deep.
Seen in crystal and blue in a frosted finish.
Other colors possible are amber, green, and pink.

Until recently I hadn't know that these vases existed.
It just goes to show that there are still glass jewels which continue to turn up out of the blue and this vase is one of them.
It was kindly brought to my attention by a collector from West Yorkshire in the U.K.

The Maker and Country of Origin is unknown at this point in time.

However it is possible that these vases were made by
VEB SACHSENGLAS an East German enterprise post World War II.

Should you have or know of a makers catalogue or other documentation that can confirm the Maker and Country of Origin please contact me.
I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com
Neil Cooper

Pictured below is a SCHMETTERLING (Butterfly) vase that was made by August Walther & Sohne.

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

Pictured below is the vase as seen in the August Walther & Sohne 1936 catalogue

August Walther & Sohne was nationalized post World War II and placed under the control of an East German Enterprise called VEB SACHSENGLASS.
Pictured below is the SCHMETTERLING vase as seen in a 1965
VEB SACHSENGLAS catalogue.

Neil Cooper

ERIKA figurine

10/11/2022

ERIKA (CN) figurine.

It is 34.4cm (13¾ inches) high x 9.8cm ( 3⅞ inches) in diameter at its base.
Seen in green with a frosted finish.
Other colours likely are crystal, amber, blue, pink and possible opalescent.
Should you know of others in different colours please contact me.
I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com

Neil Cooper

Pictured below is the underside view of the figurine showing its hollow interior.

The above pictures and information have been kindly given by a collector who lives in the State of Brandenburg Germany.

The letters (CN) in brackets in the name of this figurine indicates it has been named by this collector and stands for 'Collectors Name'

The Maker and Country of Origin is unknown at this point in time.

Should you have or know of a makers catalogue or other documentation that can confirm the Maker and Country of Origin please contact me.
I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com
Neil Cooper

The collector has mentioned and I quote 'The figure might have been the top part of a table lamp'

It is possible that one day a flower frog will come to light that was made for this figurine to make it into a two piece figural flower frog.

The collector has combined the ERIKA figurine with a Water Lilly patterned bowl.

The bowl was made by the BAROLAC Glass Works.
It is 5 inches (12.7cm) high x 9 inches (23cm) in diameter, # 732.

Pictured below is a page from a BAROLAC catalogue.
Note the bowl number 732 it is the same patterned bowl that is seen in the pictures above.
Seen in crystal, green and sepia in a frosted and clear finish.
Other colours likely are amber, blue, pink and opalescent.

Neil Cooper

Schwarzglassockel (Black Glass Base) made by August Walther & Sohne a German Company

29/10/2022

Mostly seen in black glass.
The Glass Base No 5 is seen in crystal in a frosted finish.

Neil Cooper

WALL VASE made by Crown Crystal Glass an Australian Company

26/8/2022

WALL vase

It is 8¼inches(21cm) high x 5⅜inches(14cm) wide in a Pineapple pattern.
Seen in amber and green in a clear finish.

Pictured below is the rear view of this vase.

Also seen in green, blue, orange and pink in a sprayed and baked enameled finish, as pictured below

Should you have one in your collection or know of them in another colour please let me know.
I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com
Neil Cooper

Golden Mirror fitted with a Wall Vase.
It is 22 inches (580.4cm) in diameter.
It is made up of seven individual sections, which suggests to me a Palm Tree Fronds pattern.
It is very Art Deco in design.

The wall vase has been removed to reveal the cut out section where the vase is mounted.

Neil Cooper

A Glass Mould Makers Sketch Book

24/5/2022

Gradenberger an Austrian glass mould maker commenced operations in 1949.
Pictured below is a page from one of their sketch books.
On this page there is a sketch of a lady figural flower frog.

The following information can be seen on a web site called Victorian Pressed Glass - A Collection of English glass.
I quote from this website:
'Gradenberger an Austrian glass mould maker commenced business in 1949.
It is said to be still in business making moulds for the glass making industry.
However it now goes by the name of OMCO.'
This information has been brought to my attention by a collector from Wales in the UK.

Pictured below is a figural flower frog that has recently come to light.
It was brought to my attention by a collector from West Yorkshire in the UK.

It is 20cm high with a base diameter of 8.5cmin in one piece.
It has 10 flower arranging holes.
Seen in pink with a frosted finish.
Other colours likely are crystal, amber, green and blue.
It is Extremely Rare
The Maker and Country of Origin is unknown at this point in time.

When doing a comparison between the figurine of the flower frog with the drawing seen in the Gradenberger sketch book, I have come to the conclusion that they are well and truly connected.

Should you have one in your collection or know of one in another colour please let me know
A glass catalogue needs to be seen to confirm the Maker and Country of Origin. Should you have or know of one please contact me.
I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com

Neil Cooper

SATINE figural flower frog.

21/5/2022

SATINE (CN) figural flower frog is a recent amazing find.

It is 20 cm (8 inches) high in one piece.
The base is 9.5cm ( 3¾ inches) in diameter.
There are 10 flower arranging holes located around its base.
Seen in crystal in a clear finish.
An Extremely Rare find.

The owner of the flower frog has applied a coating to its surface,
so as to make the out line of the lady and the pattern on her cape stand out.

The pictures and measurements have been kindly given by a collector from West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom.
The letters (CN) in brackets in the name of this flower frog indicates it has been named by this collector.

The Maker and Country of Origin is unknown at this point in time.

Should you know of another one of these flower frogs and a catalogue that can confirm the Maker and Country of Origin please let me know.
I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com

SATINE float bowl set.
Until the Maker and Country of Origin of the flower frog is known this bowl set should be seen as a marriage.

The bowl is known to have been made by Ankerglas Bernsdorf
a German company.
The pattern name of the bowl is BRUSSEL.

It is 26 cm(10¼ inches) in diameter.
Seen in crystal and blue in a clear and frosted finish
Other colours likely are amber, green and pink.

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

TULIP flower vase by Bagley Glass a British Company

4/5/2022

It is 8 inches ( 24cm) high.
Seen in amber, green, light blue, pink and mostly in a frosted finish and less in a clear finish.

The TULIP Vase pictured below has been compromised with a name that someone has engraved on the underside of its base.

Pictured is this engraved name.

In the publication pictured below called The Art of Rene Lalique by Patricia Bayer and Mark Waller there are 16 known
RENE LALIQUE signatures listed, with which to do a comparison for authenticity.

When comparing the name on the bottom of the vase with the known RENE LALIQUE signatures, it appears that someone has tried to replicate a signature of Rene Lalique, with the intention of trying to add value to the vase by deception.

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
230 Main Avenue
Weston
WV 26452
United States
Phone: +1 304-269-5006

Neil Cooper

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