Topic: Unknown signature on vase

[Nick77]

I recently bought this small vase at an Antique/collectors fair.
It is100mm tall and 75mm at it's widest. I cannot read the signature on the bottom. The stallholder wasn't even aware it was there so didn't know the maker.
Can anyone help?

Many thanks
Nick

[Nick77]

No one else recognise it?

[Lustrousstone]

Patience please!! It's barely four hours since you asked. Sometimes these things take years to resolve. Try darkening the signature with some dark powder and taking another shot more straight on. I'm sure we've had something like this before but I can't remember the answer

[dinklepip]

daniela turrin?

[ahremck]

MY punt is "Tania ?"

Ross

[flying free]

Well I don't know if this fits but my first thought on seeing the vase but not the signature was William Walker.
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[Nick77]

I think you're right Flying Free, there are definately to i's with their dots in the first name. At first I wouldn't have said it started with a W but now it seems to be correct.
Now I don't know him ata all, can you point me in the direction of his work/website/etc ?

Many thanks
Nick

[flying free]

There are a number of posts with information on William Walker on the board
which hopefully will give you some background information
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[chriscooper]

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,47688.msg268376.html#msg268376

Chris

[flying free]

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,39500.msg218811.html#msg218811
there is a little more historical information as well on the thread above 
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