Possible Karl Palda Czech glass perfume bottle
The last day the Chris and I were on the road of our “freakin’, tiquen’ summer, 2015” trip we stopped at Mohawk Antiques Mall, in Mohawk, New York. While there, Chris picked up this perfume bottle. The tag said “Czech glass?”, it has the attributes of Art Deco Czech / Bohemian glass that we have seen, especially glass items created by Karl Palda in the 1930’s.
The best on-line resource for Karl Palda that I have come across is Karl Palda Inspirations. Here are some pages from a 1938 catalog that is on that site.
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- 1938 Karl Palda Catalog 1
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- 1938 Karl Palda catalog 2
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- 1938 Karl Palda Catalog 3
While the perfume bottle has a similar look to the items in the catalog, we are just not sure if it actually is a Karl Palda design. So we are asking our readers if you have any ideas or if you can point us to any leads to ascertain just who or what company made this bottle.
Deco perfume bottle
The view from above.
The perfume bottle is certainly like many of Karl Palda’s designs.
He is our family’s Great Great Grandfather.
We have a few pieces among my sisters and me. One is a crystal embedded with the photograph of Karl Palda, his son Leo J. Palda who became a judge in Minot North Dakota and Leo’s two sons, Charles Palda, a contractor and Robert Willis Palda Sr. who was an attorney in Minot, North Dakota and the Father of my Mother.
If photos of the pieces we hold by Karl Palda may be a fascination to you, please let us know.
Stephen