Hot-worked Mid-Century asymmetrical organic formed vase with side aperture for orchid, shape no. 70214, designed by Miloslav Klinger (1922-1999) for Železnobrodské Sklo (Zelezny Brod Glassworks/Zelzny Brod/ZBS), unsigned flat-cut base, well documented form. This particular example is in transparent yellow with internal amber sommerso and the addition of a delicately engraved slender female form dancing amongst flowers.
Dimensions:10 ¼” high x 6 ¼” wide x 2 ¼” deep
Condition: It is in Excellent Vintage Condition: 100% guaranteed free from damage and repair. Engraved examples are scarce and this one particularly attractive.
Reference: This vase is referenced on page 47 of Mark Hills book Hi Sklo Lo Sklo, “A Zelezny Brod glassworks sculptural vase, no. 70214, designed by Miloslav Klinger: 12 in. (30.5 cm), high. Klinger was a key designer at Zelezny Brod for nearly 40 years from 1948. During this time he produced hundreds of designs for off-hand vases, bowls and other objects, many in association with the glassmakers Josef Cvrcek and Frantisek Kyska. Klinger had also learnt how to blow hot glass himself, and knew Frantisek Zernek, so was well-versed in hot-working techniques. This organic form with its asymmetric rim and side aperture hints at Scandinavian designs, particularly Timo Sarpaneva’s 1954 Orchid vase for Iittala.”
