Topic: Sklo Union maybe ?

[chriscooper]

Hi has anyone an opinion on this vase please? It's 8" high by 6" wide.

[PAUL H]

Hi.. Looks modern Polish production TK Max IMHO. not Sklo Union.

[chriscooper]

Thanks Paul, not exactly what I wanted to hear, a tenner not well spent then :cry: hope  I have better luck with the 2nd of my two speculative buys of the day  In future I should maybe  stick with what I know, mind you he did say something like "dobra" and "dzieki" has I handed him my hard earned.
Regards Chris

[PAUL H]

Chris dont be too hard on yourself for a tenner its a nice vase anyway.. reminds me of some of Jan Sylvester Drost's designs and besides that I could be wrong on my initial diagnosis. Regards Paul.

[Pip]

These are not modern - I did know who made them but I've now forgotten (rubbish memory for names), Mark Hill had one for sale at the last Art Glass fair and Marcus was giving it the eye.  It was bought by someone else however.  We need Marcus or Mark to have a look at this thread ...

[chriscooper]

Feeling better already, pretty sure it's not too modern, age related wear on the base, nice sharp lines, polished rim looks well made quality, just an attempt at "life beyond Whitefriars", for me, and trying to branch out a bit, thanks Pip for your comments.
Regards Chris

[Pip]

Correction, it wasn't at the last Art Glass Fair in April but one before that - the one where Marcus was launching his book.

[PAUL H]

Oh Chris if only you mentioned the age related base wear.. but in my defence it does look very modern, shape wise it reminds me of something by Hadeland of Norway is the base polished and flat or as it a polished pontil. Regards Paul

[Max]

My Mum bought one for less that Chris paid at a bootfair a couple of weeks ago, mind you, hers has got a chip (which she discovered on the way home!)  I thought it was modern too...something about the cut lines and quality of the glass.  I'll check hers for wear when I see her on Wednesday.

[Pip]

 :spls: I got Paul to take a look at the vase and he thinks its very *similar* to Mark Hills (the one Marcus was looking at) but he doesn't think it's the same.

Doh!  I hope Mark sees this thread so he can put me out of my misery!