Featured Josef Svarc Intaglio Cut Crystal Plate - Info?

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  1. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    This is one of my favorite pieces from the reseller's treasures that I have been purchasing for the last few weeks. I thought the source was Steuben Glass, but when I started to try to learn more about it, this is clearly a Josef Svarc of the Bohemia Glassworks. It involves his signature flowering thistle theme and his mixture of deep cuts and light engraving. It is 8 3/4 inches in diameter. Apparently two of his pieces are part of the British Museums permanent collection. I can find little about him, only a few pieces each is different. In some cases, he is called a designer and in others an engraver. Does anyone have any information?
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  2. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    What is written in block letters, 2nd to last photo?
     
  3. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    That's just the plastic stand. Sorry.
     
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  4. wiscbirddog

    wiscbirddog Well-Known Member

  5. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    I thought so too. :) The workmanship takes my breath away.
     
  6. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

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  7. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I have a Svarc charger. Bought some years ago at auction, for peanuts, because no one knew what it was. Mark Hill who has writtten some decent books on glass, had a look at it, and wanted to buy it, but it's MINE.

    He was a fabulous engraver.
     
  8. popsycat

    popsycat Well-Known Member

  9. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    Perfect just what I wanted to know. My computer browser didn't give me the curator's comments, when I first looked him up. Due to you, I grabbed my phone first thing twhen I woke up to see comments and I could see them in that browser. Exactly what I wanted to know. Thank you so very much.
     
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  10. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    Of course being the savvy shopper that you are you got it for peanuts. Do you have photos? I had to pry it out of him. He wasn’t going to sell it, so I know the feeling. MINE ALL MINE.
     
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  11. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    I was so happy to get it. I don’t have anything like it.
     
  12. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I do indeed have photos, I'll have to resize them. ;) I think it was about twelve quid!
     
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  13. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    Make me throw up! Love to see them!
     
  14. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Resized them. I've had it about nine years, I think.

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    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

  16. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

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  17. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I loved the way the design made use of the whole space, if that makes sense? And that was before I realised who'd done it.
     
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  18. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    Yes indeed, I do understand. How he gets to the edge and doesn't crack it is amazing too.
     
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  19. Roshan Ko

    Roshan Ko Well-Known Member

    What beautiful plates.
    Out of curiosity how do you use/display these crystal charger plates ?
     
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  20. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    I don't know about OBB, but my plate lives in a curio cabinet where the sunlight hits and it sparkles.

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