Vintage mid century 70s EISCH Op Art glass vase maroon

Vintage mid century 70s EISCH Op Art glass vase. The glass-making tradition of the Eisch Family has been traced back to Mathias Alesch, born in the Bohemian Forest in 1689 and listed among the employees of a small glassworks there. The founder of Glashutte Eisch, Valentin Eisch, had been employed since 1914 as a master engraver in the crystal glass factory of Industrialist Isidor Gistl. In 1946 Valentin Eisch founded his own finishing plant together with his wife Therese in order to secure a living for his six children. Based on Erwin Eischs free hand blown glass, the series of unique items Poetry in Glass was created in 1977: pieces for collectors and glass lovers with flowing forms which were formed into artistic objects using a wide range of firing and cold glass techniques. Height 26 cm Diameter 9 cm Manufacturer EISCH glass Made in Germany Vintage era 70s Condition great / signs of age / use appear / scratches on the surface