Czech & Bohemian
Hailing from another region with the same provenance of classically elegant glassware dating back to the middle ages as that of Italy, the Bohemian glassmakers of the 19th century paved the way for their successors to take a central role in Art Glass production.
Having spent several hundred years perfecting the production of a wide variety of cut, glided, enamelled and etched pieces, the 1800’s saw a collective shift in emphasis for the glassmakers of this loosely-defined central European region from a preoccupation with shape and form to the use of ingenious and inventive methods of working with different surfaces. This started with experiments in marbling which accentuated and complemented the extant use of iridescent glass created by the particular firing and reduction techniques which were already in place.
In the first instance, it was vases, pitchers, jugs and large cups or bowls which were made with these new materials, and they would often be initially blown to a basic pattern, before being re-heated and twisted, stretched and distorted in to less formal shapes which drew heavily on naturalistic inspiration for their curves, whorls, twists and spirals. One of the most enthusiastic developers of these themes was Johann Loetz, who had already won international acclaim for his work with marbled glass, and who had touched on later developments by trying to approximate texturing by the imaginative use of colour.
The natural progression was to then physically apply textured finishes, rather than being satisfied with approximating the visual effect alone, and Loetz developed a technique known as Phänomen which involved the application of molten glass threads to a separately-formed base which was also still hot; these threads were then dragged and stretched over the surface of the base piece, which imparted furrows and channels – you can imagine how this combined with marbling to create a three dimensional fusion of both varying colour and texture.
Loetz then drew inspiration from the region’s traditional iridescent glass, and further enhanced this finish by incorporating improvements he divined from the processes used for Tiffany’s similar “favrile” style of glassware which was being made in the United States. Ultimately, this research would lead to Loetz’s renowned Diaspora series of pieces, which had a virtually metallic finish, such was the polished and reflective effects which were achieved.
Again in common with Italy, as the 20th century progressed the appearance of Bohemian glassware would mirror artistic movements as they waxed and waned. Colour schemes would briefly become popular before losing favour, leaving different collections each with their own distinctive hues. The Tango range featured bright yellows and dark blues, black, white and an almost fluorescent green, two of which would be paired on individual pieces to give vivid contrasts; Perlglas pieces, on the other hand, were largely translucent and echoed much earlier Bohemian pieces which relied more on form and function rather than eyecatching colour or texture to captivate.
Czech Skrdlovice Whirlpool Vase Designed Frantisek Vízner 1974
A very fine Czech Skrdlovice 'Whirlpool' vase designed in 1974 by Frantisek Vízner. For more Czech art glass please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£390.00
Czech Skrdlovice Blue Cylinder Vase Designed by Jaroslav Svoboda 1975
A very fine Czech Skrdlovice blue cylinder vase designed in 1975 by Jaroslav Svoboda. For more antique glassware, including a wide range of Czech art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£480.00
Czech Art Nouveau Style Vase c1960
A very fine Czech Art Nouveau style vase from c1960 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Art Nouveau vases, please visit Scottish Antqiues online store.
£140.00
Scarce Czech Art Deco Electric Blue Vase c1940
A very fine and scarce Art Deco Czech vase from c1940 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Art Deco vases, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£135.00
Franz Welz Orange Tango Glass Vase c1935
A very fine Kralik vase from c1935 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Art Deco vases, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£55.00
Pair of Rindskopf Pepita Grenada Vases c1900
A very fine pair of Rindskopf Pepita Granada vases from c1900 in excellent condition. For more Bohemian art glass, as well as a wide range of Art Nouveau vases, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£395.00
Czech Harrach Evening Blue Vase by Milan Metelak 1961
A very fine Czech Harrach 'Evening Blue' vase designed by Milan Metelak in 1961. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£180.00
Kralik Fish Scales Vase c1910
A very fine Kralik fish scales vase from c1910 in excellent condition. For more Jugendstil art glass please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£425.00
Julius Mulhaus or Hermann Pautsch Decorated Jugendstil Vase c1910
A very fine Julius Mülhaus or Poutsch decorated vase from c1910 in excellent condition. For more Bohemian art glass, as well as a wide range of Czech art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£250.00
Julius Mulhaus Decorated Vase c1910
A very fine Julius Mulhaus decorated vase from c1910 in excellent condition. For more Bohemian art glass, as well as a wide range of Czech art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£190.00
Pavel Hlava Head Sculpture 1994
A very fine and rare Pavel Hlava head sculpture from 1994 in exemplary condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£3,200.00
Chlum Tapering Cylindrical Garnet Vase Designed by Jan Gabrhel or Pavel Hlava
A very fine Chlum garnet vase designed by either Pavel Hlava or Jan Gabrhel in the 1970s. For more Czech art glass, as well a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£350.00
Rare Czech Harmony Bowl Designed by Frantisek Zemek 1959
A very fine and rare 'Harmony' bowl designed by Frantisek Zemek in 1959 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£260.00
Thorn Vase Adolf Matura c1965
A very fine thorn vase by Adolf Matura designed in 1965. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£1,250.00
Chlum Blown Colourless Glass Sculpture Designed Pavel Hlava c1980
A very fine Pavel Hlava designed colourless glass sculpture from c1980 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£1,150.00
Exbor Cased and Cut Vase Designed by Pavel Hlava 1964
A very fine Exbor cased and cut glass vase designed by Pavel Hlava in 1964 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£325.00
Czech Mstisov Rhapsody Vase Designed by Frantisek Zemek in 1956
A very fine Czech Mstisov Rhapsody vase designed by Frantisek Zemek in 1956 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£180.00
Czech Chlum Heat Sensitive Vase Designed Pavel Hlava c1980
Czech Chlum heat sensitive vase designed by Pavel Hlava c1980 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, including a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£390.00
Czech Prachen Flower Vase Designed by Josef Hospodka 1969
A very fine Czech Parchen flower vase designed by Josef Hospodka in 1969 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£390.00
Chlum Garnet Glass Vase Designed Pavel Hlava c1973
A very fine chlum garnet glass vase designed by Pavel Hlava in the early 70s. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£1,550.00
Moser Large Ball Vase Designed By Jiri Suhajek 1973
A very fine large Moser ball vase designed by Jiri Suhajek in 1973 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, including a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£280.00
Czech Mstisov or Moser Romana Vase Designed Hana Machovska 1961
A very fine Czech vase designed by Hana Machovska in 1961. For more Czech art glass, including a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£225.00
Large Moser Ball Vase Designed by Jiri Suhajek 1973
A very fine large Moser ball vase designed by Jiri Suhajek in 1973 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£280.00
Rare Moser Cased Ovoid Vase Designed Jiri Suhajek 1976
A very rare Moser cased ovoid vase designed by Jiri Suhajek in 1976 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£675.00
Scarce Moser Ovoid Green and Amber Sommerso Vase Central Join Designed Vladimir Mika 1967
A very fine and scarce moser green and amber sommerso vase designed by Vladimir Mika in 1967 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£550.00
Rare Moser Cased Ovoid Vase Designed Jiri Suhajek 1976
A very fine Moser cased ovoid vase designed by Jiri Suhajek in 1976 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£650.00
Very Rare Early Novy Bor Vase By Pavel Hlava 1979
Very Rare Early Novy Bor Vase By Pavel Hlava 1979
£790.00
Moser Enamelled Footed Vase c1900
A very fine Moser enamelled footed bowl from c1900 in excellent condition. For more antique glassware, including a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£280.00
Czech Harrach Harrtil Bowl Designed by Milan Metelak and Milos Pulpitel in 1955
A very fine Harrach 'Harrtil' bowl designed by Milan Metelak and Milos Pulpitel in 1955 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£110.00
Czech Podebrady Cut and Cased Crystal Vase Designed Josef Svarc c1968
A very fine Czech Podebrady cut and cased crystal vase designed by Josef Svarc c1968 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£520.00
Czech Chlum Garnet Vase Designed by Pavel Hlava 1960
A stunning Czech Chlum Garnet vase designed by Pavel Hlava in 1960 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Bohemian art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£1,750.00
Signed Pavel Hlava Chlum Garnet Glass Bottle Vase c1975
Signed Pavel Hlava Chlum Garnet Glass Bottle Vase c1975
£2,250.00
Rare Skrdlovice Yellow and Blue Cased Bowl Designed by Karel Wunsch 1973
A very fine and rare Skrdlovice yellow and blue cased bowl designed by Karel Wunsch in 1973. For more Czech art glass, including a wide range of Skrdlovice glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£675.00
Pair of Rindskopf Pepita Granada Vases c1900
A very fine pair of Rindskopf Pepita Granada vases from c1900 in excellent condition. For more Bohemian art glass, as well as a wide range of later Czech art glass, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£425.00
Franz Welz Tango Glass Vase c1930
A very fine Franz Welz tango glass vase from c1930 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Art Deco vases, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£55.00
Czech Tango Glass Vase c1935
A very fine Czech tango glass vase from c1930 in excellent condition. For more Czech art glass, as well as a wide range of Art Deco vases, please visit Scottish Antiques online store.
£60.00