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MAGNIFICENT AND RARE MODERN CZECH ART GLASS (STUDIO GLASS) BY JAN KONARIK (1976-) FOR SALE
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A modern and heavy Beranek Glass red and colourless cased vase, designed by Jan Konarik (1976-) in 2004 (Pattern 2004/22)
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Konarik was one of the recent ‘younger generation’ designers at Beranek Glass. The cut rim, a very strong design motif, was a new departure for the factory in 1994. It adds a ‘clipped’, minimalist sense of style and reminds the one of the sharpness of glass as well as the soft glassy curves that one is usually more familiar with.
(‘Beránek Glass’ was nationalised during communist rule in 1948 and became Škrdlovice glassworks. Ownership was returned to the Beránek family in 1992 when it became ‘Beránek Glass’ again. The factory closed in 2008 and no longer exists).
Height : 13cm
Width : 18cm (widest)
Weight : 3kg
In perfect condition and a dazzling beauty!
Notes:
1. An identical vase sold for R4,684 at Strauss & Company in July 2014.
2. This is a handmade, rare Czech art glass item (and not Italian Murano glass, Orrefors or Lalique studio glass).
Literature:
Bevan-Jones, Robert and Parik, Jindrich (authors); Hill, Mark (general editor). Škrdlovice & Beránek: Legends of Czech Glass, 2014, 128 pp (similar example with description reproduced on page 108).
Mint condition.
This rare and absolutely fabulous piece of hand-made art glass will enhance any décor.
Along with Scandinavia and Italy, Czechoslovakia was one of the leading European producers and exporters of glass across the world during the second half of the 20th Century. The 1950s-70s saw a renaissance in Czech glass design that confirmed and re-established the country's global reputation in this area. From behind the Iron Curtain, highly talented and exceptionally skilled designers pushed the boundaries of 20th century glass design and produced unique art glass masterpieces that went on to inspire visually stunning ranges and exquisite works of art in sparkling glass. Exported and sold around the world as ‘art glass for the home’, these modern and vibrantly coloured designs became enormously successful. During the last five years or so international tastes and fashions have brought Czech post war art glass very much into vogue once again and hence the renewed appreciation of the glass hierarchy and the public alike. Czech art glass has rapidly been becoming the latest highly sought after additions to prized art glass collections all over the world.
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