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Companhia Fábrica de Vidros e Crystaes do Brasil - the Gallery (Section One)

 Glass and Crystal Company of Brazil
“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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In Section One (this page)

In Section Two

​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


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Little Rosary



Little Tower
Ladies Finger Grape​
* ​ also known as Garland and Bows

​Amanda (catalogue numbers 736 and 747)
Amanda
Amanda
Amanda
Amanda
Amanda
Amanda double salt photo (shown left) is courtesy of Francesco Budano Leilões.

Arabesque (catalogue number 374)
Arabesque
Arabesque
Arabesque
Photos are courtesy Waldemar Defacio

Aztec Headdress (catalogue number 432)
Aztec Headdress
Aztec Headdress
Aztec Headdress

​Bico de Jaca, aka Jackfruit (catalogue numbers 331 and 339)
Bico de Jaca
Bico de Jaca
Bico de Jaca
Photo on the left is courtesy of 
​Alvaro Henrique Aguiar.

Bola Sol, aka Sunball. Attributed to Esberard. Photos are courtesy of Riviére Jóias Finas.
Bola Sol
Bola Sol

Cabrália (catalogue number 1453)
Cabralia
Cabralia
Cabralia
Cabralia
Read more about Cabrália here: Collectors Facts - Cabrália

Chumbinho (catalogue numbers 900 and 989)
Chumbinho
Chumbinho
Chumbinho
Chumbinho
Chumbinho

Dragão, aka Dragon (catalogue numbers 325, 342 and 1307).
Dragao
Dragon
Dragao
Dragao
Dragon
Dragao
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)
Gominho
Gominho
Gominho
Gominho

Grega, aka Greek (catalogue number 324)
Grega
Grega

​Iracema (catalogue number 734)
Iracema
Iracema
Iracema

Iraci, aka Estrela (catalogue numbers 321 and 323)
Iraci
Iraci
Iraci
Iraci
Photo above is courtesy Alvaro Henrique Aguiar.

Lacinho, aka Little Bow, aka Garland and Bows (catalogue numbers 1454, 1456, 1457, 1458 and 1455)
Lacinho
Picture
Lacinho
Lacinho
Lacinho
Lacinho
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)
Licoreira Bolinha
Licoreira Bolinha
​Picture of Licoreira Bolinha (shown left)
​is courtesy of Marco Grilli Leilões.

Mão de Deus, God’s Hand (catalogue number 926)
Picture
Mão de Deus
Note: the vase shown on the left
has a differently shaped top to
​the one in the catalogue.

Continue to Esberard Gallery - Section Two

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Read the full Story o
f 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”.
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