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The Beránek glassworks was founded by Emanuel Beránek and his two brothers Bohuslav and Josef, in the village of Skrdlovice in 1941. Emanuel was already a master glassmaker at this time. When World War II ended in 1945, Emanuel bought his brothers shares and became the sole owner of the factory. His brothers stayed at the factory to work for him. The factory name was changed to Skrdlovice around 1950, approximately the same time communism arrived in the country. Skrdlovice managed to survive nationalisation and continued to produced artistic glassware. Although Emanuel lost ownership of the factory at this time, he continued to work at and run the factory, and was joined by his two sons in the 1950's, Jan Beránek and Jindrich Beránek. Other designers to work at Skrdlovice include Milena Veliskova, Maria Stahlikova, Jan Kotik, Jaroslav Svoboda, Jarmila Svoboda, Pavel Jezek, Ladislav Oliva and Frantisek Vizner. Emanuel retired in 1959, by which time his son Jan had taken charge of the factory. The Skrdlovice glassworks was returned to the Beránek family in 1992, after the return of democracy. At this time the factory name was changed to Beránek Glass S. R. O., and Jan Beránek passed the ownership to his son, Vlastimil Beránek, who ran the factory until its closure in 2008.
Sources: Beranek & Skrdlovice: Legends of Czech Glass by Robert Bevan-Jones & Jindrich Parik.
A pale blue bubbly glass 'Pulegoso' vase with speckled black base, made by Beránek, designed by Emanuel Beránek in 1945, pattern number 4575.
A green and blue glass bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jan Beránek in 1951, pattern number 5199.
A pink and blue glass basket shaped bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jan Beránek in 1951, pattern number 51100.
A pink and blue glass bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jan Broz in 1954, pattern number 5449.
A green and blue glass bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Emanuel Beránek in 1954, pattern number 5455.
A pink and blue glass bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jan Kotik in 1954, pattern number 54133.
A pink and blue glass sculpture bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Maria Stahlikova in 1955, pattern number 5507.
A uranium green and blue glass vase, made by Skrdlovice, designed by A. Marošová in 1955, pattern number 5515, labelled.
A pink and blue glass basket shaped bowl, from the "Elegance" range, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Marie Veliskova in 1955, pattern number 5518.
An amber and green glass ovoid vase, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Frantisek Zemek in 1955, pattern number 5530.
A purple, uranium green, and blue glass bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jaroslav Beránek in 1955, pattern number 5546.
An amber and blue glass bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Bohuslav Beránek in 1955, pattern number 5547.
An amber and green glass vase, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Maria Stahlikova in 1956, pattern number 5568.
An amber and blue glass vase, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Maria Stahlikova in 1956, pattern number 5568.
An amber and blue glass vase, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jindrich Beránek in 1956, pattern number 5630.
A pink and blue glass vase, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jindrich Beránek in 1956, pattern number 5630.
An amber glass 'Andromeda' bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jaroslav Beránek in 1956, pattern number 5637.
An amber and blue glass vase, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Emanuel Beránek in 1956, pattern number 5645.
A uranium green and amber glass bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jan Broz in 1956, pattern number 5647.
A pink and blue glass vase, made by Skrdlovice, possibly pattern number 5650 designed by Emanuel Beránek in 1956.
An amber and green glass basket shaped bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jan Broz in 1956, pattern number 5668.
An amber and green glass bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jan Broz in 1956, pattern number 5670.
A purple and blue glass bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jan Beránek in 1959, pattern number 5954. Has Jones & Co (JC) import label.
A pink and blue glass bowl, made by Skrdlovice, possibly pattern number 5960 by Emanuel Beránek in 1959.
A green and amber glass basket shaped bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Emanuel Beránek in 1959, pattern number 5965, labelled.
A blue glass basket shaped vase, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Emanuel Beránek in 1959, pattern number 5966.
An amber and green glass basket shaped bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Emanuel Beránek in 1959, pattern number 5976, labelled.
A pink and blue glass heart shaped vase, from the "Blanka" range, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Emanuel Beránek in 1959, pattern number 5978, labelled.
A uranium green and blue glass vase, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Emanuel Beránek in 1959, pattern number 5987.
A purple, uranium green, and blue glass vase, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jan Beránek in 1959, pattern number 5988.
An amber and green glass vase, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jan Beránek in 1959, pattern number 5988.
A blue and brown glass bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Emanuel Beránek in 1959, pattern number 5991.
A green and blue glass bowl from the "Blanka" range, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Emanuel Beránek in 1959, pattern number 5993.
A blue & green cased glass bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jan Beránek in 1959, pattern number 59106.
A green and amber glass basket shaped bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jan Beránek in 1962, pattern number 6240.
A green and amber glass basket shaped bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jan Beránek in 1962, pattern number 6240.
A green and blue glass basket shaped bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jan Beránek in 1962, pattern number 6240.
A uranium green and blue glass basket shaped vase with twin openings, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Ladislav Palecek in 1962, pattern number 6242.
A purple and pink glass vase, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Rudolf Beránek in 1963, pattern number 6348.
A blue and green glass vase, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Zdenka Strobachová in 1964, pattern number 6430.
A blue and green glass vase or jardinière bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Zdenka Strobachová in 1964, pattern number 6431.
An amber and green glass basket shaped bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Jan Beránek in 1964, pattern number 6448.
A smoky brown glass bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designer and pattern number unknown.
An amber and green glass bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designer and pattern number unknown.
A pink and turquoise glass basket shaped bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designer and pattern number unknown.
A green, blue and bubbly white glass vase, made by Beránek, designed by Frantisek Spinar in 1976, pattern number 7609, labelled.
A green and amber glass vase, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Ladislav Palecek in 1983, pattern number 8318/18, labelled.
A green and amber glass bowl, made by Skrdlovice, designed by Ladislav Palecek in 1983, pattern number range 8318.
A yellow and blue glass vase, made by Beránek, designed by Jan Konarik in 1999, pattern number 1999/24/22, labelled.
A yellow glass vase with red spots, made by Beránek, designed by Ondrej Kroupa in 2003, pattern number 2003/07/24, labelled.
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