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Norbert and Max Neiger—two reproductions. Knowledge is power.
brothers who lived in Jablonec— Know before you buy.
were very successful in many jewelry 1. H. Hoffmann This is just a small sampling of
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lines and produced high-quality black glass bottle the vast number of art deco items
items. Their work was never signed, with T&B exported from Czechoslovakia from
so known jewelry pieces have been Austrian jeweling about 1928-1938. They are readily
compared to jeweling details on per- and matching available for you to discover.
hand mirror.
fume bottles for identification. Most
of the metalwork is merely marked To find out more about Czech
“Czechoslovakia.” A few other com- perfume bottles, see the Czech
panies also did jeweling of lesser Collectors Association at:
quality. Much remains unknown. www.czechcollectors.org,
A cautionary note: After and the International Perfume Bottles
World War II, the new government Association at perfumebottles.org
formed “Glassexport” for bottle
production circa 1950-1989. They
used molds that they could acquire,
often mixing original designers, and
produced limited colors of glass
bottles. These bottles are of poorer
quality and generally do not possess the “Made in Czechoslovakia” At right, J. Umann atomizer with
base acid stamp found on original production bottles. Today, some impressed deco design
companies reproducing these bottles clearly mark them as such while highlighted with enamel.
others intentionally deceive. There is much written about these

Left to right:
Title image: J. Schmidt green glass bottle with Neiger Bros. Egypt ian jeweling
• F. Vater large size pink glass bottle with Neiger Bros. Egyptian jeweling
• J. Umann molded fish perfume with colorful enameling.

1. Petr Novy. “The Magic Garden: Bohemian and Czech Vanity Glass – 18th Century to Present,” Perfume 4. Novy, “The Magic Garden”
Bottle Quarterly, Summer 2013. 5. Petr Novy. Ingrid – More than Just a Brand. Published by the Museum of Glass and Jewelry in Jablonec
References: 2. http://www.arthurchandler.com/1925-art-deco-exposition. nad Nisou, Czech Republic, 2012.
3. http://www.prague-art.cz/catalogue/producers/9-curt-schlevogt- 6. R. Bodien, V. Kocken, and P. Walker. “Round Table on the Neiger Brothers,” Perfume Bottle Quarterly,
company%2C-jablonec-nad-nisou%2C-czech-republic/ Summer 2013.

The Art Deco Society of Washington presents its 39th AAnnual The Art Deco Society of W Washington presents
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In his short but prolific career in America, French
emigree Edgard Sforzina designed George Gershwin’s
Riverside Drive apartment, interiors of Cincinnati
Union Terminal, and numerous private residences
and store interiors. The Art Deco Society of
Washington presents the first retrospective of
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April 30th & May 1st – Free with admission to the
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