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is this a Monart colourway please? - ID = Monart
flying free:
Frank, sorry I feel as though I'm constantly asking questions, but when you say ' it is unfinished because it is not polished' are you referring specifically to the pontil mark on my vase? because the rest of the base around it is polished and flat. Any scratches on it are age wear but it really is highly polished. Just the pontil mark is not.
If so does that also mean my posy vase is 'unfinished' please?
many thanks again for your patience.
m
Frank:
Yes as while not every piece had its grinding polished, most translucent did and particularly vases and those post-war pieces by Paul in particular.
flying free:
thanks but on that basis, I no longer have a Monart collection... none of my 4 vases have a polished pontil mark, all are finely ground surrounded by highly polished bases :-\
m
flying free:
I'm wondering if my description of the bases of my vases has caused some confusion here - I've been looking up Monart vases on this site and all so far (4) have shiny polished flat bases/base rings and a matt ground pontil mark that is not polished shiny like the rest of the base (or so it looks in the photos). This is the same as all my pieces, although the one in question , the amber with aventurine, has a double ground pontil mark.
I can't see what the difference is between my vase and these. The only difference is that mine has a double pontil mark, which surely means they needed to grind twice because for some reason where the pontil rod was removed left a longer gash perhaps. I can't see that means it was unfinished.
I know photos can be deceptive but I also can't see any difference between my other vases and the ones I've found on here. The bases all look the same, shiny polished flat with a matt pontil mark.
m
Frank:
I think you are being too particular and I have probably been over assertive and probably misleading in replying. With your amber piece I still feel it is unfinished but that is just my opinion not a statement of fact. The only thing is I cannot determine from your pictures why that would be, so I just go with my feelings.
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