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Inwald
Inwald made consistently high quality Carnival with top-notch iridescence.
Rudolf Schrötter was the design mastermind responsible for Inwald’s glass.
The item shown is a marigold 2-piece Golden Delicious bonbonniere.
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Rindskopf
An astonishing amount of Carnival in a range of patterns and shapes was made by
the Rindskopf factory. In the 1930s, Rindskopf and Inwald merged (but kept their
separate identities) under the direction of Henry Riethof, who was part of the Rindskopf
family.
The cake plate shown is a marigold in the Diamond Ovals pattern.
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Libochovice
Circumstantial evidence together with a proven catalogue from Libochovice
has given us an insight into the breathtaking items from this factory.
The picture shows an absolutely stunning candlestick, aptly named (by us)
Sublime Deco. Read more about this and other rare candlesticks.
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Kralik
Some of the superb glass from Kralik is arguably in a cross-over position
between Carnival and Art Glass.
The Kralik marigold water set is Thistlewood Rib.
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Reich
Catalogue evidence proves Carnival was made by Reich.
The picture shown is a Plantagenet water pitcher in marigold
(part of the Notley-Lerpiniere collection of Carnival
Glass).
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Sklo Union
Sklo Union
was formed in 1965 and consisted of a number of Czech glassworks including Hermanova Hut,
Rosice, Libochovice and Rudolfova Hut (the former Inwald factory). There are some designer names
associated with the very modernist glass produced by the Sklo Union group, for example,
Frantisek Vizner, Vladislav Urban, Rudolf Jurnikl and Adolf Matura. From around 1965 there was a
very limited output of iridised vases in a highly distinctive pastel shimmer.
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Unknown
Maker
An un-attributed catalogue gives us a wide range of known Carnival items yet
tantalisingly does not without provide the name of the maker.
The marigold vase on the left is called Regal Tulip.
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