clear, deep blue tinted glass, cut and polished, inside sealed bubble geometric decoration, 10,5 × 19,5 × 17,5 cm, engraved signature. J. Svoboda
Certificate of authenticity enclosed.
A similar work by J. Svoboda in topaz glass can be found in the collections of the Horácké galerie in Nové Město na Moravě, which in addition to an extensive collection of the author's works (larger collections of František Vízner, Jaroslav Svoboda, etc.) also contains a substantial part of the archival sample collection of the Škrdlovice Glassworks from the time of its nationalization to privatization. Jaroslav Svoboda as a professor and teacher in 1986-1990 Glass Studio at the Academy of Arts and Crafts in Prague. In 1990 he established his own glassworks in Karlov u Škrdlovic. For his glassmaking For his glass work, he has received numerous awards and prizes. His work is represented in prestigious international collections such as the Corning Museum of Glass, New York, USA, in the Kunstmuseum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg or Kunstsammlung der Veste in Coburg. In the Czech Republic, these collections include National Gallery in Prague, Moravian Gallery in Brno, Museum of Glass and Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou and many others. A similar work by J. Svoboda in topaz glass is part of the collections of the Horácké galerie in Nové Město na Moravě, which, in addition to an extensive collection of works (larger collections by František Vízner, Jaroslav Svoboda, etc.) includes e.g. also a substantial part of the archival sample collection of the Škrdlovice glassworks from nationalisation to privatisation.
