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Product Code | KRAOPAIN0985 |
Product Name | Wilhelm Kralik Art Nouveau Glass Inkwell |
Product Description | |
Wilhelm Kralik * Art Nouveau / Jugendstil glass inkwell, Bohemia, circa 1900. The base of the inkwell is white-opal glass with a mother-of-pearl iridescence that glimmers in a rainbow of colours, with an open worked brass mount and hinged cover. The front of the inkwell is slightly upturned to hold a pen. The inkwell has an internal clear glass insert for ink. The brass collar is stamped GES. GESCH., the abbreviation for Geschutz, German for “protected”, as in patent protected / copyright registered. 5” (12.7cm) diameter, 3” (7.6cm) high. * Adolfshutte Glassworks was established in Bohemian in 1815. It was a multi-generational family business, with the business name evolving into Wilhelm Kralik Sohne (Sons) by 1877. Kralik was known for creating high quality art glass in the Art Nouveau / Jugendstil time period; producing glass objets until the beginning of WWII. |