wmf ikora & myra glass by carlo burschel and heinz scheiffele and published by arnoldsche art publishers.
with contemporary advertising and sales catalogues as its sources, the present publication represents the first exhaustive survey of the ikora and myra lines in glass produced between the 1920s and 1950s by the württembergische metallwarenfabrik ag (wmf) at geislingen/steige. at the instigation of the then wmf director general, hugo debach, wmf had been making high-quality art glass (called ‘unika pieces’, indicating that they were one-of-a-kind) as well as lines in mass-produced art glass (ikora and myra). first presented to the public to great acclaim at the württembergisches landesmuseum in stuttgart, these pieces are now much sought after as valuable collector’s items.
the present publication contains 150 illustrations and 163 reproductions from original company catalogues and not only deals with the history of this glass but also provides aficionados and collectors of ikora and myra glass for the first time with a complete catalogue of wmf products. the availability of this information makes it possible, first, to distinguish from the original later glass made in imitation of wmf glass by rival competitors and, second, to identify accurately each piece of ikora or myra glass.
dimensions : 9.45"w x 11.81"h : 200 pages : hardcover
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