Vintage Crystal vase from Huta Szkła Hortensja & Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland 1970s

The vase comes from Huta Hortensja, it was made in the 70s. The vase is made of crystal glass cut into characteristic diamonds. We evaluate the condition of the item as very good. Dimensions: height 21 cm diameter 12 cm base diameter 9 cm Dimensions in inches: height 8.3 in diameter 4.7 in base diameter 3.5 in After World War I, "Hortensja" was expanded - in 1921 it employed about 500 workers. It produced elegant blown and pressed glass in fashionable forms of the art deco style. She has received numerous international awards for her products. Hard working conditions and low wages (the owners who sympathized with the Nazis invested most of their profits beyond the western border of Poland) resulted in numerous strikes, including 1923, 1928, 1932, 1936. Just before the outbreak of World War II, the previous owners of "Hortensja" ”The Haeblers have left Piotrków. During the war, the factory was under German administration. In People’s Poland, the glassworks was nationalized and received the name of Huta Szkła Gospodarczego "Hortensja". Almost all the old buildings have been demolished or completely rebuilt. In the 1970s, "Hortensja" employed over 2,000 people. It exported its products to approx. 120 countries. Despite the transformation into a sole-shareholder company of the State Treasury in 1993, "Hortensja" did not survive the political and economic changes and at the end of the 1990s it ceased to operate.