Milan Metelák (1928-1993)

FOURSOME PAPERWEIGHT

Czechoslovakia, 1970`s.
An apple-shaped paperweight made of antique pink metallic glass with a dense network of sealed air bubbles under the surface, h. 8.5 cm, Ø 3.4 cm, model 15/2760. - Spherical paperweight made of slightly pinkish metallurgical glass, h. 10 cm, Ø 6.5 cm. Czechoslovakia, Crystalex, plant in Harrachov. Designs - Milan Metelák. Lit.: Vlastimil Vondruška – Antonín Langhamer, České sklo, Nový Bor 1992, p. 154. Together: Spherical paperweight of greenish-brown metallurgical glass with silvery inlays, marked with the label "BOHEMIA Glass MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA", h. 10 cm, Ø 5.9 cm. - Spherical paperweight made of colorless glass with a sealed air bubble, h. 9 cm, Ø 5.2 cm, model no. 8634. Design by Rudolf Beránek (*1930) for Skloexport, Ústředí úselskéské remesel Prague, Škrdlovice glassworks (1958) - as mode No. 5825. Provenance: Collection of Alexander Skalický. Condition A.