Art Deco Frosted Glass Bust, Schlevogt-Hoffmann

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Art Deco Frosted Glass Bust, Schlevogt-Hoffmann

About the Item

This is an Art Deco "Ingrid" frosted glass bust. Raised on a geometric base of 3.5" height, the entire piece is frosted except the faceted edges of the base. Ingrid glass was intended to simulate marble. The smoothness of the face and the way it rests with ease reflects this intention. This distinct sculpture and style is a must have for any collector of sculpture or glass! Antiques Almanac Website: Ingrid is the name of a series of artistic pressed glass items created by Henry Schlevogt and named for his daughter. Henry was the son of Curt Schlevogt, who around 1900 founded a firm in Jablonec, Bohemia, to produce glass beads and buttons. His wife, Charlotte, was the daughter of Heinrich Hoffmann, the owner of a glass company that made and exported sculptures, beads and hollowware. Through collaboration, at the Spring Trade Fair in Leipzig in 1934, the Schlevogt firm introduced a line of ornamental crystal sculptures, and the same year presented the line at the Chicago Worldâ€™s Fair. It was well received and Schlevogt began producing glass works of art on a large scale. By 1940, the Schlevogt firm owned more than 1,300 glass molds, coin molds, and hand presses. It had its own cutting, sandblasting, and acid-etching workshops, but continued to have the glass shapes pressed at the Riedel firm." From ReArt Deco: "Interruption of activity came with the occupation of the Sudetenland by Nazi Germany in 1938. He was arrested by the Red Army arrived in 1944 and his property was confiscated. Condemned to deportation to Siberia, he owed his salvation only thanks to the intervention of powerful American and French friends claiming his birth (nationality) in the United States. His nightmare ended in 1948 thanks to the same friends who manage to get him out of the country with his wife with Austrian passports. The Czechoslovak government nationalized the glass industry after World War II. The exploitation of his precious confiscated molds from Ingrid’s catalogue was resumed in the post-war period by the Czech industry. "

Creator:
Henry Schlevogt (Artist),Heinrich Hoffmann (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 7 in (17.78 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)
Style:
Art Deco (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Glass,Frosted
Place of Origin:
Czech Republic
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
1930s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Palm Desert, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU797732175072