Brockwitz made superb quality glass and a huge range of shapes and patterns, including some very rare and iconic pieces.

Shown left is a trio of blue Rose Garden vases - large oval, small oval, and cylinder shapes.

History and background of Brockwitz Carnival - click

The Brockwitz Revelation - click

Brilliant Brockwitz - click

Brockwitz baskets - click

Brockwitz picture gallery - click

Walther

August Walther and Sons were contemporary with Brockwitz - located not far away from Brockwitz in Ottendorf-Okrilla near Dresden in Germany. The marigold vase shown is Luttich.

Walther merged with another company in 1932 and became Saschsische Glasfabrik August Walther and Sohne. After WW2 the company was nationalised and became VEB Saschenglas. They made Carnival during two periods – early (contemporary with other European makers) and again in the 1950s and 1960s.

LGW

Leinauer Glaswaren (LGW) were located in Bavaria. The date of their production seems to have been fairly recent—into the 1980s—and was carried out by vacuum iridising glass blanks brought in from other makers (for example, Cristal d’Arc or Annahutte).

The shell-shaped dish shown on the left is very typical of LGW's production and strong iridescence. It has a triangular LGW label.

The words Pfauenauge and Kaleidoskop on their labels refer to the iridescence—meaning shimmering, ever-changing and peacock-like. The very vivid iridescence and the often smoky base glass (or silvery metallic appearance) are characteristics that will aid identification.