Topic: Tadpole Vase ID?

[The Glass Staircase]

Hi All,

I picked up this 'tadpole' vase yesterday and expected it to be either czech or italian but I can't seem to find anything similar when googling, anyone any ideas? It doesn't look very old and has a polished broken pontil mark (which made me think murano) not sure though.

It measures 10.5 cm / just over 4 inches high and 12.5 cm / just under 5 inches diameter

A thousand thank you's ,

Adam

[catshome]

Hello Adam,

Did you get anywhere with this piece?  If not, please post a picture like The first one but against a white background. The glass itself looks interesting.  First thought was Glory Art Glass on Isle of Wight, but I haven't seen anything with those applied trails.  Have posted a link below for reference

https://gloryartglass.net/product/aegean-gourd-vase-small-12-14-cm-tall/

Will keep yours in mind while I'm searching for mine!
Cat

[The Glass Staircase]

Hello Cat,

No still searching for a maker I'm afraid. I've attached two more photos but the quality after resizing them has dipped dramatically so I apologise in advance.

Best,

Adam

[catshome]

Thanks for those.  The trails look like snakes.....the effect in the glass looks like scales.

Could I put you to one last request for a picture of the body of the glass with a piece of white paper inside the glass......I think it should show us the glass more clearly.

I'm intrigued!

[The Glass Staircase]

Here's another photo Cat, it was hard to get a normal sheet of paper inside the vase with it having such a tight opening so I used white tissue paper instead.

Best,

Adam

[chopin-liszt]

What shows with the paper inside is what I suspected - the green colour comes from a clear gather having been rolled in powdered green enamel to create the colour.
I've seen this being done in practice at IoWSG.
But I do not think this is IoWSG. It does look as if the Mdina "side stripe" design might have been an inspiration behind this.

[The Glass Staircase]

The way the green colour has been made is similar to a green and red pear I have which has stumped me too

[chopin-liszt]

I think it's a fairly common way to create a coloured vessel. Caithness does it too. 

[The Glass Staircase]

Ok that's good to know as I thought it could be Caithness (the pear I mean not the vase)

[chopin-liszt]

I don't think Caithness has made pears. Anita Pate has, but annoyingly I can't find any examples. It was a long time ago and she's learned and developed and is doing much more sophisticated stuff now.