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                 RINDSKOPF GLASS VASES                                                             making the Rindskopf factories totally self-sufficient in the
                                                                                                    glass finishing processes. The factory at Dux soon became
        By Larry LeMasters                                                                           known for its iridescent art glass, including its crackle glass
        LeMasters’ Antique News Service                                                               and frosted (eisglas) glass.
                                                                                                         This information becomes important when a collector
                                      Josef Rindskopf founded Rindskopf Glass                         in the 21st century is buying Rindskopf vases. Attempts to
                                      Company in order to manufacturer glass,                         determine where the glass was finished as well as if Josef
                                      notably fine, artistic, colored glass for other                 Rindskopf actually created the vase himself or if another
                                     glassmakers to use. But Rindskopf also                           glass company purchased Rindskopf glass directly leads to
                                   produced quite a few in-house glass pieces,                        how much a vase is worth.
                                   especially vases.                                                     One confusing aspect
                                      Glen & Steve Thistlewood (“Glassworks                           of Rindskopf glass is
                                   Josef Rindskopf at Kosten Revealed” published                     that some collectors
                                   in Pressglas-Korrespondenze 2003-4) suggested                     ignore the Czech
                                   that the Rindskopf factory located at Dux (also                  Republic and German
                                   Duchcov), near Teplice in the Czech Republic,                  history and influences
                                    opened in 1891 to manufacture colored glass                   on the company and
                                    sheets to glass refineries in Haida. At Haida, the              simply refer to the glass
                                    glass was finished, decorated, etched or painted.                 as Austrian Rindskopf.
                                      By 1892, all Rindskopf colored                                      Many Rindskopf
                                    glass was finished at its                                           vases are held by
                                    own factories. Rindskopf                                            removable bronze
                                    modernized his factory                                              armatures, that, today,
                                      at Dux so that etching,                                           sport beautiful green
                                        sandblasting, and                      ↑ Rindskopf 13 ½ inch tall vase,   patina and highly
                                         painting could be                      circa 1890, that was offered on   stylized (often early
                                                                                    Rubylane.for $1,475.
                                         accomplished there,                                            Art Nouveau) designs
                                                                                                        in the metal.
                                                                                                           Rindskopf glass
                                                                                  vases were manufactured in the 1890s and early
                                             Rare, Rindskopf vase with
                                           enamel decoration.  The red            1900s, and today a Rindskopf vase, in mint   ↑ Stunning Rindskopf glass Art
                                            glass with gold decoration            condition, sells for as much as $1,500 with the
        ↑ This Rindskopf pulled feather, iridescent   shows the artistry involved in                                           Nouveau vase, circa 1902, with
         vase highlights the beauty of Rindskopf’s   designing Rindskopf vases. →  average Rindskopf vase price ranging from   metal armature.  This vase is valued
                      glass.                                                      $300 - $700.                                          at $380.



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