Need Help w some Heisey 1286 Ashtrays vs. others like it

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  1. ola402

    ola402 Well-Known Member

    I have a couple of Heisey 1286 Ashtrays with Cupid & Psyche deep plate etch, one pink and one clear. They measure 3 7/8" x 3" x 3/4"H. I feel comfortable with the ID cuz I found them in my Clarence Vogel books with a catalog page.

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    But then I have a couple more that are likely not Heisey. They measure 5" x 3 1/8" x 1"H. The etch is very similar, but not exactly the same. I found some others on ebay attributed to Heinrich Hoffman as Czech / Bohemian in different shapes and sizes with this same etch as shown below. So my questions are: who made this one, and why is the etch so similar? Did someone come up with it first, or is it just so pervasive that everyone does it? TIA!

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  2. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Thorvaldsen: Cupid shows Venus his bee-stung finger.

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    You can see the bee above the roses. Supposedly she is less than sympathetic, telling him, Now you know how others feel when you shoot them with your arrows!
     
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  3. ola402

    ola402 Well-Known Member

    Thanks Bronwen! That's good to know. I had these ashtrays in my basement a long time and I'm now trying to deal with it all.
     
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  4. Cherryhill

    Cherryhill Well-Known Member

    Thanks, Bronwen, I knew that had to be a classic image, had no Idea what it was. I'm sure both ash trays are copies but of the original, not each other.
     
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  5. TallCakes

    TallCakes Well-Known Member

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  6. ola402

    ola402 Well-Known Member

    @TallCakes Thanks for that link! I found nearly all of my ashtrays there.
     
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