History
Founded own workshops in Haida in 1881. Expanded & by 1895 had 200 skilled staff
Codesigners
Gustav Croy, Fritz Walter, Gustav Schneider
Styles
early- Cut glass, engraved tableware-
1900- iridescent glass incl silver overlay or gilt- ruby glass, cameo (floral designs). Again similar to Loetz.
History
Harrachov glassworks founded in 1712 at Novy Svet (Neuwelt). Taken over by Johan Pohl (1796-1850). In 1887 taken over by Josef Riedel combined with his own glassworks. Riedel was sited in the Jizerske Hory mountains.
Designers/Directors
Dominik Biemann (early 1820xs)
Bohdan Kadlec (1884-1900)
Julius Jelinek (1902- )
Carl Lederle (1902- )
Adolf Zache (1902- )
Milos Pulpitel (1955- )
Styles
1760- milk white glass painted with bright colours, coats of arms, amatory scenes, biblical scenes, allegories of divine virtues, seasons months, years, sundry parts of the world, floral compositions & neoclassical images. Glasses with amatory scenes & rock gardens.
late 18th century-trapped silver & gold sheets engraved with scenes.- Early 1820xs-Outstanding cutting & engraving by D. Biemann.
1840's-Uranium glass cut & ornamented. Riedal & Harrach produced opal glass
1880's-cased glass
1884-1900-Bohdan Kadlec, Bohemian, venetian, iridescent glass
1898 Tiffany style glass
1900- enamelled vases with designs from Alfons Maria Mucha. Also cameo, engraved & cut glass.
1900's- Josef Riedel Glassworks: Table glass, beads for jewelrey, yellow & violet opalised glass painted with black & gold geometric patterns.
1902-Harrach: Art nouveau style cutting, engraving, inclusions by Julius Jelinek. Colourles glass with engraving by Carl Lederle.
1903-Jan Kotera (1871-1923) famous geometric design punch set.- Artel Group designed for the factories,
Painters:- Jaroslav Horejc & Vaclav Spala
Architects:- Rudolf Stockar, Vlastislav Hofman, Pavel Janak, Antonin Rozsipal, Otakar Vondracek
1955-Harrtil Glass-intricate patterns of inlaid threads by Milos Pulpitel
K.WEIDMANN 1971/GRAL-GLAS DURNAU
History
Factory in Bohemia (1938-1945)
Designers
Josef Stadler
Konrad Habermeir
Gunther Hoffmann
Karl Wiedmann (1945-1970)
Styles
Mouth blown, handcut glass- excellent contempary glass
History
Superb engraver. See encyclopedia.
Mark
Can appear as full signature or marked panels with initials. Fakes do appear occasionally. Look for slight uneveness on wheel cutting (lower signature), or v. sharp diamond point on upper signature (rarer).