Companhia Fábrica de Vidros e Crystaes do Brasil - the Gallery (Section One)
Glass and Crystal Company of Brazil
“ESBERARD”
By Claudio Deveikis
“ESBERARD”
By Claudio Deveikis
In this part of the story of Esberard, we explore the wonderful and unique Carnival Glass patterns that they are currently known to have made. Research continues, and no doubt there will be more discoveries in the future!
The patterns are arranged in alphabetical order of the pattern name given to them locally in Brazil. However, some patterns are also known by their English translation, or by other names that they have been given previously, so here is a cross-referenced list of the patterns.
The catalogue images in this pattern Gallery were found in an Esberard catalogue that is likely to be from the 1940s, and are all courtesy of Clóvis Bezerra.
The Gallery is shown in TWO SECTIONS. This page is Section One.
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Name given in Brazil Amanda Arabesque Aztec Headdress Bico de Jaca Bola Sol Cabrália Chumbinho Dragão Gominho Grega Iracema Iraci, aka Estrela Lacinho Licoreira Bolinha Mão de Deus |
English alternative Jackfruit Sunball Dragon Little Segment Greek Little Bow * Liqueur Ball God's Hand |
Name given in Brazil Mundo Bom Niterói Paneled Pineapple Propeller Rain Forest Rio Rosarinho Sunny Teardrop Thistles and Crown Torrinha Uva Dedo de Moça Vining Daisies #427 – No name yet #865 – No name yet |
English alternative Good World Little Rosary Little Tower Ladies Finger Grape |
* also known as Garland and Bows
Amanda (catalogue numbers 736 and 747)
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Amanda double salt photo (shown left) is courtesy of Francesco Budano Leilões.
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Arabesque (catalogue number 374)
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Photos are courtesy Waldemar Defacio
Aztec Headdress (catalogue number 432)
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Bico de Jaca, aka Jackfruit (catalogue numbers 331 and 339)
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Photo on the left is courtesy of
Alvaro Henrique Aguiar. |
Bola Sol, aka Sunball. Attributed to Esberard. Photos are courtesy of Riviére Jóias Finas.
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Cabrália (catalogue number 1453)
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Read more about Cabrália here: Collectors Facts - Cabrália
Chumbinho (catalogue numbers 900 and 989)
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Dragão, aka Dragon (catalogue numbers 325, 342 and 1307).
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Although the pattern is called "Dragon", the animal in the pattern is actually a chimera - a mythological hybrid monster. The origin of the pattern was found in a 1914 Portieux catalogue with the name of "Chimères" - there is more information about this research here: Dragão, Esberard.
Gominho, aka Little Segment (catalogue number 791)
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Grega, aka Greek (catalogue number 324)
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Iracema (catalogue number 734)
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Iraci, aka Estrela (catalogue numbers 321 and 323)
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Photo above is courtesy Alvaro Henrique Aguiar.
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Lacinho, aka Little Bow, aka Garland and Bows (catalogue numbers 1454, 1456, 1457, 1458 and 1455)
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This pattern is well known under its name in English - Garland and Bows. It has a very interesting story, in that versions of the pattern are now known to have been made by several glassmakers around the world. The full story can be found here: Collectors Facts - Garland and Bows.
Licoreira Bolinha, aka Liqueur Ball (catalogue number 1515)
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Picture of Licoreira Bolinha (shown left)
is courtesy of Marco Grilli Leilões. |
Mão de Deus, God’s Hand (catalogue number 926)
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Note: the vase shown on the left
has a differently shaped top to the one in the catalogue. |
Continue to Esberard Gallery - Section Two
Read the full Story of Esberard from its inception in 1890 to its closure in 1960, where I also show some amazing old photos of the Esberard factory and its workers, and full catalogue pages including its Carnival patterns. Click here: Companhia Fábrica de Vidros e Crystaes do Brasil, "ESBERARD”.
Read the full Story of Esberard from its inception in 1890 to its closure in 1960, where I also show some amazing old photos of the Esberard factory and its workers, and full catalogue pages including its Carnival patterns. Click here: Companhia Fábrica de Vidros e Crystaes do Brasil, "ESBERARD”.