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Offline Kez

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'Lens' vase
« on: April 16, 2010, 01:26:38 PM »
Hello , Can anyone id this 8 inch high, light blue vase. It has oval 'lens' indents all around , and a pontil mark on base. Any info will be appreciated , with thanks Kez

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Re: 'Lens' vase
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2010, 01:39:33 PM »
Hi - welcome to the board, Kez!

Could you show us what the pontil mark looks like? There are many different ways of finishing-off this mark on glass and the way it is done can often help with identification.
Cheers, Sue M. (she/her)

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Offline Kez

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Re: 'Lens' vase
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2010, 02:11:07 PM »
Hope this ok, pontil mark is surrounded by six oval, i am guessing, pattern impressions. Thankyou Sue

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Re: 'Lens' vase
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2010, 02:16:32 PM »
Thanks, Kez - that was quick. :thup:

How unusual! The oval indents look decidedly moulded, so the presence of a highly polished round pontil mark like this is a bit unexpected.

I would suspect it might be of eastern european origins, (Bohemian) and I've not caught up with all the new info about that sort of thing - there are loads of folk here who have though.

I hope somebody will be able to give you a bit more info. soon!
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Re: 'Lens' vase
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2010, 02:22:19 PM »
Yes , it is a bit odd. Thanks for the welcome , I have a few pieces that I have not been able to ID , so I am glad I have found this website

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Re: 'Lens' vase
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2010, 02:37:56 PM »
It may take a little time for the right person to come along and have a look at it, Kez, but it's certainly an interesting piece.
Polishing glass is very time-consuming.
In general, if somebody has taken the time and trouble to do this, it's reasonable to think they rated the piece of glass reasonably highly.
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Re: 'Lens' vase
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2010, 02:53:52 PM »
I believe i have seen a few of them in the past and the outer ring of six is part of the pattern and possibly Stourbridge quite old .

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Re: 'Lens' vase
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2010, 08:23:48 PM »
Thanks Johnphillip, for the lead, will look into Stourbridge

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