S. Reich & Co. Czech Opaline Vase No. 8930 From the 1934 Catalog

A beautiful S. Reich & Co. Cloud Glass Opalescent Vase No. 8930 from the 1934 Catalog. The vase measures 6 1/4 inches in diameter by 9 3/4 inches high.

S. Reich & Co was founded in 1813 by Samuel Reich in the town of Krasna, Czechoslovakia and rapidly established itself to become one of the leading family-run glass factories in Europe.

By the 1920-30s S. Reich & Co producing some of the most amazing Art Deco glassware of the period.

Their opalescent glass could be comparable in terms of its quality with the works of R Lalique, Sabino, Etling, Verlys and many more accomplished makers in France or English factories of the period, such as Jobling and Sowerby.

Sample book by S Reich & Co., 1934.

BTW–I had to choose a color and it’s a little misleading. The opalescent glass has a grey-blue hue and the edges (rims?) have a significantly more pronounced blue color but the photos just simply don’t do justice to the exquisite color as seen in person. Oh, and I chose UNKNOWN for the country of origin because Czechoslovakia does not exist as a option.