Vintage Czech citrine art glass sculpture Adam and Eve Jindrich Tockstein signed

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Vintage Czech citrine art glass sculpture Adam and Eve Jindrich Tockstein signed:
$1225.00

Vintage Czech citrine art glass sculpture Adam and Eve Jindrich Tockstein signed a.imagelink {color:#000000;} a:hover.imagelink {color:#000000;} a:visited.imagelink {color:#696767;} a.imagelink img.saleimage { border: 2px solid #000000; } a:visited.imagelink img.saleimage { border: 2px solid #696767; }
Description Vintage Czech Bohemian rare citrine crystal art glass block sculpture by Jindrich Tockstein with a wonderful hand engraved intaglio frost nude Adam and Eve image. A unique and irreplaceable sculpture and signed Tockstein. This piece was hand engraved by Tockstein, one of the foremost engravers of the period who influenced C20th glass design more than anyone of the era. Tockstein was born in 1914 and after graduating from the local glass school (1929-1932), enroled in the Prague University of Applied Arts under Joseph Drahonovskeho (1934-35). This he found restricting and returned to Zelezny Brod and taught himself. His first early pieces were produced for Rudolf Hlousek. His life was somewhat Bohemian in a literal manner, often working when he felt like it and often paid in beer and rum!
After the second war, he returned to The Prague Academy of fine arts under Pukl and Silovsky but again, left but this time due to his views on the oppressive communist regime. After 1949 he was an artist for the state run Zeleznobrodske Sklo where engravers such as Miroslav Platek and Ladislav Jezek realised his designs. His works were presented to many a foreign minister, state leaders and sporting winners. Many of his works can be seen in museums around the world but his sculptures are extremely rare.
Superb addition to any private or museum collection. Origin: Czech/Bohemian Size: 17 (w) 20 (h) 8.5 (d) cm approx
Weight: 6kg Material: Glass Year: circa 1940\'s Condition: Authentic vintage condition. Excellent with one small base chip on the rear left side elevation. Quantity: 1 Made in the famous Gablonz area of Czech, this design symbolises the skill and artistic talent of 20th century Czech glass makers.
Bohemian glass is known worldwide for its extremely high quality and for the elegant designs of finished products.

Get Images that
Make Supersized Seem Small.Auctiva\'s Listing Templates
improve your sales in minutes.

Attention Sellers - Get Templates
Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com.