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Glass / Miniature solid crystal vase with flower- Help needed to identify maker's mark.
« Last post by Hogweed on Today at 07:35:26 PM »
I have recently bought a miniature clear crystal vase with an opaque rose on the top. It stands about 5cm tall. The maker's mark on the underside looks like a chain link or slightly disfigured number 8. Please can anyone identify it.  :)
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Glass / Re: Brown Bubbles bowl with raised studio mark
« Last post by norman warbreck on Today at 06:28:16 PM »
Well a big thank you...as well to Steven.....and M to pointing it out.

norman
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Glass / Re: Brown Bubbles bowl with raised studio mark
« Last post by flying free on Today at 06:01:33 PM »
I think Steven first suggested Skruf Norman :)

m
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Glass / Re: Brown Bubbles bowl with raised studio mark
« Last post by norman warbreck on Today at 05:58:37 PM »
Hi Rosie
You have it spot on....and i have spent some time searching the net now knowing the maker....and hey presto i found this earlier link to the Glassmessage board....link here
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php?topic=17663.0

So id is just that. Thanks for your ID
Best regards
norman
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British & Irish Glass / Re: E.Varnish mercury glass with embossed seal, circa 1849
« Last post by KevinH on Today at 05:10:09 PM »
Yes, that's it. Shame about no image for online viewing.
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British & Irish Glass / Re: Jill Devine vase for show.
« Last post by chopin-liszt on Today at 04:28:21 PM »
It's been that way in STEM subjects for about the last 30 years.
Work was where first I got addicted to research. ;)
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Glass / Re: textured large blue glass platter or shallow bowl - i.d. help pls
« Last post by rummager on Today at 04:02:54 PM »
more re: poss.  Václav Zajíc  "Město"  [= City/Town] (Sklo Union platter)

http://www.cs-sklo.cz/ceskoslovenskesklo/25-STARE-CLANKY-OLD-ARTICLES/1023-Vaclav-Zajic

[Google translation of extract] "The name of Václav Zajíc is mainly associated with Libochovické pressed glass, its [his?]  angular vase with roses (20240) belongs among the worshiped patterns of collectors of pressed glass, as well as dishes, bowls and plates pressed without a ring, for example, the "City" (3559)"  [photo shows example, - unfortunately rather blurred]
[- is "3559" the pattern number?, - are there any old trade catalogues available which might show the design and available colours?]

Picclick UK (same eBay result as previous posting but shows all photos together):
https://picclick.co.uk/Sklo-Union-Czech-Glass-Vaclav-Zajic-Mesto-Pattern-381700389186.html


(Aukro - Czech auction website archive - (2014 auction - ended)) [accessed via Google Translate]:
Deep bowl for sale 7cm height, 24cm diameter - "rare" city pattern
https://archiv.aukro.cz/misa-soubor-mesto-v-zajic-sklo-unio--i3863577387
[scroll down for images] - shows very similar patterning and "orange peel"/mottled finish on underside
title suggests that this was part of a series or set.

(sbzar - Czech website items for sale ) (Oct2017) [accessed via Google Translate]:
https://www.sbazar.cz/drrys/detail/25824815-m9sa-misky-vzor-mesto-v-zajic-libochovice
Large bowl and 4 smaller bowls "Město" ("City") designed by Václav Zajíc Libochovice (1976)
- same pattern of "C"-shaped blocks and oblongs etc...!
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British & Irish Glass / Re: Jill Devine vase for show.
« Last post by flying free on Today at 03:08:49 PM »
I know.
Bad situation for the Arts (and STEM going the same way).

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British & Irish Glass / Re: Jill Devine vase for show.
« Last post by chopin-liszt on Today at 03:02:43 PM »
It's a pipe dream job nowadays. You'd spend every waking moment filling in grant applications trying to get funding, not actually getting to do any work. :'(
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Glass / Re: Chemistry of crystal versus soda glass interaction with silver to create yellow;
« Last post by chopin-liszt on Today at 02:59:41 PM »
I had wondered if they did that.
Do we actually know if they changed from using the chloride to the nitrate when making yellows and greens and using that with blues, instead of the reds it was originally used with, for making browns?
Is that something that's now common knowledge, somewhere else?

Is silver nitrate cheaper than silver chloride? I never encountered the chloride, but I did use silver nitrate in labs. It burned holes in everything.  ;D
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