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is this a loetz papillon? help would be great
« on: April 12, 2011, 05:56:20 PM »
          

I can't find this model in my loetz book...
seems to be the wrong book :thud:
or the wrong vase :thud:
a little help with the maker and age would be great
thanx for your interest


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Re: is this a loetz papillon? help would be great
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2011, 08:41:14 PM »
is your vase all green or is the iridescence over the base colour a different colour?  I think (although I'm not entirely sure) that creta is green?  I could be wrong on that though... so I'm just thinking that if the iridescent colour over the top is not green then it wont be creta papillon if you see what I mean.
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Re: is this a loetz papillon? help would be great
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2011, 07:45:47 PM »
I believe your vase is the Kralik version of the decor. I am not Kralik expert, but I associate the ground rim with Kralik. Loetz had some things that were blown from the top and ground, but in this finish I would expect a thicker glass and a polished pontil scar on bottom.
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Re: is this a loetz papillon? help would be great
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2011, 07:56:46 PM »
I forgot to ask how tall the vase is. I've noticed that some of the smaller Loetz vases are blown from the top. The one in Style Invasion's link looks so much like years. It is a smaller vase, so the attribution could be right.
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Re: is this a loetz papillon? help would be great
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2011, 08:04:56 PM »
Been looking around and would agree with Loetz 'creta' attribution ;D

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Re: is this a loetz papillon? help would be great
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2011, 08:18:17 PM »
There are a few of the Loetz creta papillon vases at http://sites.google.com/site/loetzglass/loetz-page-2. Looks right to me.
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Re: is this a loetz papillon? help would be great
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2011, 06:49:26 AM »
I've been in an art trader's store yesterday and the man told me it is loetz creta papillon and he offers me 100euro... I've once sold him a vase for a 100euro and he sold it for 390euro afterwards.... won't doit again...
and now thanks to all of you for spending your time to help me
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Re: is this a loetz papillon? help would be great
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2011, 03:49:37 PM »
so I'm just thinking that if the iridescent colour over the top is not green then it wont be creta papillon if you see what I mean.
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The vase is Loetz and would be classified as Creta Papillon. Creta, as with Candia, Rubin etc, refers to the ground color of the vessel, and not to the color of the decor applied to it.... so in this case, the decor is Papillon, applied to a Creta vessel...

There are also many examples of Loetz Papillon pieces with no pontils and cut/polished tops.....

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