![]() Komozja's production during the early years included cigarette holders, vials for cooking and for pharmaceuticals, laboratory glass and, what was soon to become the star of their product line, blown glass Christmas tree ornaments. To establish a livelihood, they resolved to create their own glassworks business.Komozja opened in the spring of 1945, the company name a combination of the first syllables of each of the founder's last names: KO-zak, MO-stowski and ZJA-wiony. A young mother, Kazimiera Zjawiony, her soldier husband Wladyslaw Mostowski, her older brother Waclaw, and their friend Henryk Kozak, a glass-blower, had lost everything during the war. The story is dramatic and inspiring, stranger than fiction-the timeless love of freedom, & the joy of art.In the spring of 1945, as the Second World War had just ended, a devastated Poland was emerging from one of the most grueling episodes in her history-six years of Nazi occupation. Inside, the display of beautiful blown glass ornaments & the many awards Komozja has won over the years reveals something more-a commitment to excellence, hard work & artistic integrity. With its sentimental tug at the halcyon days of youth & innocence, it will draw one into a feeling of peace & comfort that will happily relieve one of the trials & stress of the day."Birthday Celebration" is complete in its original Collector's box with hang tag.MEASUREMENTS:Height = 5.5" Width = 4.5" Depth = 3.5"While everyone knows the history of the Christopher Radko market, the Polonaise history is even more interesting & compelling.Komozja, the Mostowski family's state-of-the-art glassworks in Czesstochowa bears the obvious marks of a successful business enterprise. Up for auction is "BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION", #APP0714.This charming ornament has been endowed with the power to mesmerize one for hours as it hangs & gently sways among the brightly lit branches of your Christmas tree. FROM THE POLONAISE FAMILY OF OUR COLLECTION. At the time, these ornaments were selling for $120 in retail stores.This collection is now retired from the Company & only available in the secondary market. Every ornament in this collection is a rare piece of artwork done by Polish artists. ![]() The ornaments were so detailed in this collection that in some cases they made two or three blown glass ornaments and then put them together as one ornament and then they were beautifully hand painted. PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER AUCTIONS!!!IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, I WILL BE POSTING SEVERAL ORNAMENTS FROM OUR 30-YEAR COLLECTION OF HAND-BLOWN, SILVERED, HAND-PAINTED, & GLITTERED GLASS ORNAMENTS!!The Platinum collection was launched in 2003 by Polonaise as their high-end, very detailed, & intricately crafted collection of blown glass ornaments.
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