As the Dutch glass factories recovered from WW2 the old designs by Copier and Rozendaal appeared in the shops again, but the time was ripe for a change in fashion. In fact the door was open for Kristalunie Maastricht to score a notable triumph over their arch-rivals at Royal Leerdam.
'Carnaval' designed by Max Verboeket with award-winning packaging by Ger Huntjes, was first launched in 1956, and it's new harlequin pallette was quickly very popular. For a very modest outlay, housewives could bring a new 'carnival' of bright modern colours to their table.
The colours in each boxed set of six were identical; 'smaragd' (emerald green), 'goudamber' (golden amber), 'amethist' (amethyst purple), 'koningsblauw' (royal blue/cobalt), 'olijf-groen' (a pale moss/olive green), and 'antraciet' (smoke-grey, usually a dull purple under bright lights).
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The popularity of Carnaval led to many imitators in the years that followed, and collectors must be very careful to identify by exact height and shape as well as colour.
Some models have a thick coloured foot, and most stemware has a clear glass foot and balled stem, but the cognac glass (K9) and hock glass ('Rijnwijnroemer', K23) have a clear column stem.
Its familiarity and affordability have helped to make it a popular collectable amongst car-booters, and it is still very easy to find. Boxes in good condition are also becoming desirable.
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Carnaval - Cognacproefglas (K9)
Verboeket derived
the shapes of Carnaval from Rosendaal's pre-war designs, especially
the Sterna (1938) stemware, but the addition of the bright colours
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The initial range comprised 14 types of glass (from brandy and shot glasses to lemonade tumblers and ice-cream coupes) catalogued as K1-K13 and K23.
In the years which followed other new designs were added (K14, K15, K17, K18, K21, K24, K28 and K29.
Our 2007 site includes:
), A 2007 pricelist for our collection, along with a downloadable checklist for collectors, . etc.
Illustrations of Carnaval and carnavalesque packaging and artwork
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