Two cubic vases in bottle form. Volkhard Precht, Lauscha. 1977/1979. Volkhard Precht1930 Lauscha - 2006 ibid. Colourless, slightly bubbled glass with blue-green and dark-green overlay. Thick-walled bodies with rectangular and polygonal cross-sections and a cylindrical neck with a wide lip. The bottoms with blistered break. Each incised monogrammed "VP" and dated on the underside. Vase with blue-green overlay with isolated dull areas, but hardly noticeable in the overall picture. Dimensions: h. 20,5 cm / h. 20 cm. Volkhard Precht 1930 Lauscha - 2006 ibid German art glassblower, glass designer and glass artist. 1945-48 Apprenticeship as an art glassblower. 1948-51 Guest studies at the technical school for ceramics and toy design Sonneberg, area of glass design. 1952 examination for master craftsman's diploma. 1959 Takeover of Ernst Precht's father's workshop. 1962 Recognition as "creative artist in the craft". 1963 Inventor of the first studio glass furnace in Europe. From 1966 full member of the VBK of the GDR, from 1991 member of the BBK Thüringen e.V. 1974 and 1977 winner of the Max Reger Art Prize (Suhl district), 1979 winner of the Art Prize of the GDR. Participation in numerous exhibitions as well as preservation of works in collections and museums, among others the Museum of Glass Art Lauscha and the Museum of Decorative Arts in Pillnitz.