Author Topic: Strange purpley chocolate encrusted vase. Odd... (Read 1222 times)

josordoni · « **on:** October 23, 2006, 04:13:41 PM »

This is an oddity. The vase seems to be made of lilac glass, with a thickly textured encrusted surface in a chocolate / purple colour. The handles are a creamy caramel colour.

The overall effect is not particularly attractive to my eyes. My gut feeling is this is one to go straight in the bin.

Any ideas anyone?

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-3812 - purpley vase

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-3813 - base - this shows the encrustation better

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-3811 - top of the handle.

Sue C · « **Reply #1 on:** October 23, 2006, 04:22:49 PM »

hi lynne, could it be lakeland? i have a jack int the pulpit in blue. by the way i think your long green thingy, is italian, for carrying rough olive oil for lunch times, and the sediment sinks into the nipple :oops: sue. x

josordoni · « **Reply #2 on:** October 23, 2006, 04:25:24 PM »

Quote from: "dexter"

hi lynne, could it be lakeland? i have a jack int the pulpit in blue. by the way i think your long green thingy, is italian, for carrying rough olive oil for lunch times, and the sediment sinks into the nipple :oops: sue. x

Oh that is a new suggestion, we haven;t had any oily ideas before! Have you seen one similar or is your fevered imagination at work?

I haven't heard of Lakeland. I shall have to see what I can find out.

thanks!

Sue C · « **Reply #3 on:** October 23, 2006, 05:22:42 PM »

from what i can gather it comes under the heron glass emberella, dont ask me why, i dont know, but it had a lakeland sticker on it, any one else out there with information?

josordoni · « **Reply #4 on:** October 23, 2006, 05:30:50 PM »

How odd... this piece is much much nastier (highly subjective opinion here) than anything I would associate Heron with, but then I really only associate them with Ditchfield lookalikes.

Anne · « **Reply #5 on:** October 23, 2006, 11:02:52 PM »

Quote from: "dexter"

from what i can gather it comes under the heron glass emberella, dont ask me why, i dont know, but it had a lakeland sticker on it, any one else out there with information?

Website here may help a little.. http://www.herongiftware.com/ I'm still trying to get over there to have a look around ... will get there one day! :roll:

Anne · « **Reply #6 on:** October 23, 2006, 11:59:49 PM »

I've just noticed this vase on Peter Kay's album and thought it looks similar in finish to yours, Lynne... Peter's Vase

josordoni · « **Reply #7 on:** October 24, 2006, 06:53:30 AM »

Quote from: "Anne"

I've just noticed this vase on Peter Kay's album and thought it looks similar in finish to yours, Lynne... Peter's Vase

It certainly does look similar - is Peter a member here? Maybe he will comment on it. However he does state that his is signed, I haven't found a signature on mine, I will go over it again just in case.

Anne · « **Reply #8 on:** October 25, 2006, 12:25:49 AM »

Yes, Peter is, his id is Pkay (use the search to find his posts/profile).

Pkay · « **Reply #9 on:** October 25, 2006, 03:11:13 AM »

Hi,

the vase in the link to my photobucket album is by Will Shakspeare, which although this also has surface decoration, it doesn't look quite the same to me. The picture really isn't very good, so I've taken a couple more, one which shows the decoration slightly better and one of the mark.

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-3848
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-3847

I seem to remember seeing similar vases to Lynne's some time ago on ebay, one of which mentioned in the description as being originally bought from 'The Pier'. I could be wrong though, as it was a while back.
Other than that I can't help with this one I'm afraid, but you could enquire with Will Shakspeare just in case I'm completely wrong.

http://www.shakspeareglass.co.uk/

Pete