1930s Hoffmann Glass Trinket Dishes - with makers mark
These little glass dishes are an absolute joy. They’re the colours of boiled sweets and precious gems and have all kinds of uses. I use mine for salt and pepper and I also have a yellow one by my bed for my rings and hair slides and whatever else I just want to keep in one place. They can be used for buttons and coins and just about any small things which deserve a pretty dish. They catch the light so beautifully and make a very thoughtful gift. A great one for Valentines!
I have a handful of 1930s Heinrich Hoffmann dishes which are very special indeed. All those I’m listing have the visible makers mark of the small open winged butterfly. The four I am listing here are in perfect condition with no visible chips, cracks or scratches. There are 3 small which all have the same image and 1 large and they are priced individually so please use the drop down menu to choose.
Small 6cm x 4.5cm
Large 7cm x 5cm
Here’s a little more information about Hoffmann who was a contemporary of Lalique and a true innovator. Just his choice of colours is good enough for me!
“Heinrich Hoffman (1875-1939) was a master craftsman as well as an innovator in the art of glass making. At the turn of the century, he had an atelier in Paris where he created designs and manufactured molds for glass. These molds were transported to Czechoslovakia (then called Bohemia), to the factory managed by his wife, Josephine, where the actual glass objects were produced. Hoffman was a contemporary of René Lalique, and both began working within the stylistic framework of the Art Nouveau movement. While René Lalique generally placed his name upon the objects he designed, Hoffman used an open-winged butterfly to identify his creations.”
These little glass dishes are an absolute joy. They’re the colours of boiled sweets and precious gems and have all kinds of uses. I use mine for salt and pepper and I also have a yellow one by my bed for my rings and hair slides and whatever else I just want to keep in one place. They can be used for buttons and coins and just about any small things which deserve a pretty dish. They catch the light so beautifully and make a very thoughtful gift. A great one for Valentines!
I have a handful of 1930s Heinrich Hoffmann dishes which are very special indeed. All those I’m listing have the visible makers mark of the small open winged butterfly. The four I am listing here are in perfect condition with no visible chips, cracks or scratches. There are 3 small which all have the same image and 1 large and they are priced individually so please use the drop down menu to choose.
Small 6cm x 4.5cm
Large 7cm x 5cm
Here’s a little more information about Hoffmann who was a contemporary of Lalique and a true innovator. Just his choice of colours is good enough for me!
“Heinrich Hoffman (1875-1939) was a master craftsman as well as an innovator in the art of glass making. At the turn of the century, he had an atelier in Paris where he created designs and manufactured molds for glass. These molds were transported to Czechoslovakia (then called Bohemia), to the factory managed by his wife, Josephine, where the actual glass objects were produced. Hoffman was a contemporary of René Lalique, and both began working within the stylistic framework of the Art Nouveau movement. While René Lalique generally placed his name upon the objects he designed, Hoffman used an open-winged butterfly to identify his creations.”
These little glass dishes are an absolute joy. They’re the colours of boiled sweets and precious gems and have all kinds of uses. I use mine for salt and pepper and I also have a yellow one by my bed for my rings and hair slides and whatever else I just want to keep in one place. They can be used for buttons and coins and just about any small things which deserve a pretty dish. They catch the light so beautifully and make a very thoughtful gift. A great one for Valentines!
I have a handful of 1930s Heinrich Hoffmann dishes which are very special indeed. All those I’m listing have the visible makers mark of the small open winged butterfly. The four I am listing here are in perfect condition with no visible chips, cracks or scratches. There are 3 small which all have the same image and 1 large and they are priced individually so please use the drop down menu to choose.
Small 6cm x 4.5cm
Large 7cm x 5cm
Here’s a little more information about Hoffmann who was a contemporary of Lalique and a true innovator. Just his choice of colours is good enough for me!
“Heinrich Hoffman (1875-1939) was a master craftsman as well as an innovator in the art of glass making. At the turn of the century, he had an atelier in Paris where he created designs and manufactured molds for glass. These molds were transported to Czechoslovakia (then called Bohemia), to the factory managed by his wife, Josephine, where the actual glass objects were produced. Hoffman was a contemporary of René Lalique, and both began working within the stylistic framework of the Art Nouveau movement. While René Lalique generally placed his name upon the objects he designed, Hoffman used an open-winged butterfly to identify his creations.”
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