Topic: Mark to Base of Vase

[ipdglasspolishing]

Hi does anyone recognise the mark to the base of this nice 15cm vase?  :huh:

[glassobsessed]

That is the kind of mark left when the vase was snapped off the pontil rod, which is used by the glassmaker to hold the piece while it is being worked. Sometimes they can be quite rough to the touch, sometimes they are a bit smoothed by reheating. Known as a snapped off pontil mark.

If you see a concave polished recess in the same position then the mark has been ground and polished away (called polished pontil mark).

John

[ipdglasspolishing]

Sorry John this mark has been specifically placed. It forms a moulded semi circular dish with flames? or possibly triangular tree? formed from bubbles, I favour flames. definitely not a pontil mark. :thup:

[Lustrousstone]

Uredale perhaps http://www.uredale.co.uk/

[glassobsessed]

Woops, all I can see is a blur. 

[ipdglasspolishing]

Never mind John, tomorrow i will rub some rouge into the mark and take another photo. :thup:

[ipdglasspolishing]

more photos  :thup:

[glassobsessed]

Still looks like a random mark to me.

[Max]

Has someone tried to remove a sharp piece of snapped of pontil glass with a Dremel?   :huh:

[glassobsessed]

Uredale do use a pink swirling colourway like that, you could email them and ask if it is one of theirs.

John