Topic: Tall satinated vase with wave pattern -- German?

[dirk.]

Interesting... You don´t see too many Christinenhütte pieces, so whenever a
labelled one pops up it can be quite astonishing - like in this case - what else
they made. Never seen them use this technique. It looks a bit more thin-walled
than your vase?

Wish there was a ressource on post-war WMF, too. I´m not sure where all the
attributions originate either. Of course there are books on Wagenfeld and
Kupetz, but the other information may derive from catalogues, magazines like
´Die Schaulade´ or detached information in more general books on post-war
german glass or design history.

Will you write this book, please? I´ll subscribe for an example! 

[astrid]

I know what you mean, Dirk, there is a range of green/orange and blue/purple pieces WMF that are always attributed to Jachmann, often even with a specific year attached somewhere between the 50s and 70s, but I've yet to find a book that confirms it.

Maybe there are old catalogues circulating somewhere - sadly not where I can lay my hands on them...

As for the topic vase, I'm always happy if a new direction of search is found. I hadn't seen any satinated with Christinenhütte attached yet - and I think it's quite a plausible one to look at. Doesn't it feel good that we can exchange that sort of info so that we're at least pioneering together...

Astrid

[rocco]

Thanks, Dirk and Astrid!
As Astrid stated in one of my first threads here on the board -- "Ah Michael, welcome to the world of German glass collecting, a path for the pioneers, almost no travel guides available... "
Not much changed since then...

We should take the "Jachmann" attributions with some reservation then, I guess.

I would love to collect more German glass, but it is not that easy to find here in Austria. And the good pieces on German ebay go far beyond my limit usually, considering the postage to Austria.

Dirk is right that the Glaskilian vase is much thinner than mine; what convinced me that Christinenhütte could be a possible maker were the cut rim, the style of the frosting and the shape of the label in particular.

Let's see if any other labeled pieces appear in the future...

Michael

[dirk.]

I remember I´ve ´stored´ one of the WMF vases with lens cut pattern
at my friend Oli´s in Bremen. Gone there by train the last time I visited him
and - as usual - I bought more than I could carry back. Oh - isn´t it nice to
make your friends and family co-addicted?
I´ll try to remember this post the next time I´ve been there.
So much to reveal and discover - I´m glad to have you at my side! 

[dirk.]

Hi Michael,
here´s the WMF vase I had in mind. It also comes in a shorter version (~20cm).
The base finish is quite different to your vase though. BTW forgot to ask... Is the
surface rather smoothly satinised or does it almost have a sand-blasted feel to it?
Hard to put in words... Possibly not really sand-blasted, but if acid-satinised not
just matted, but with noticeable depth to it. 
ebay

[rocco]

Thanks Dirk!
The WMF vase you linked to does look remarkably similar (apart from the base finish).
And you are right that the surface of my vase does look sandblasted with a sort of structure to it (best seen in my second pic), rather than satinated.

Michael