Matura Adolf... master designer Bohemian glass..

When one is looking at a new adventure then may i suggest that one picks up a new book covering the production of Bohemian Designer Glass by Marcus Newhall..................Art Before Industry.Book
This is a manual with a CD that shows pictures, sketches ,sizes and pattern numbers that span the master designers form the early 20thC through to the late 90“s.
The book is well set out with headings and full details of each designer giving the history of the factories showing who designed which patterns.
Matura's strict form designs are timeless and with no frills and fuss yet they have substance and strength. According to Marcus....Matura produced many designs from the early 60's and one of his stunning designs is the Praha Pattern consisting of more than 25 pieces.
Should you wish to visit the reference library you will find several pieces of the Praha pattern and a recent find turned up as a cake stand which is not shown on the CD. Thats whats so exciting about all this new information that has taken Marcus many years to compile that unknown pieces are out there and just need to be hunted down.
Of the Praha pattern i have quite a number of pieces....one of the favourites is a large punch bowl with the eight glasses. At the moment i am trying to build a dinner service of Praha which displays beautifully. The pieces are of thick glass form and covered in punts..see example..perhaps why they have survived so well although not that easy to find.

Matura had several popular designs which today fetch a great price and really sought after by collectors....but i will leave that with you to discover for yourself in his book.
He experimented with new forms and techniques which proved to be popular at the time and still today collectors search high and low for such pieces.
Another favorite is an ashtray made for Rosice pattern no 983 and i have since found a German ceramic example which possibly shows its high standard of design. Always great when other people copy and follow that which is popular and of good design There are another 8 or so designers who worked over the same period and their items are fully featured in the book and on the CD.
This is going to be the collectables of the future by these great Bohemian Glass Designers and the prices will surely rise in years to come and this is the ideal opportunity to learn more and start collecting whilst the prices are reasonable. There are several that run into the hundreds of dollars and my guess is that the pieces will always be in demand.
Guide and personal collection