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Title: Double-Ended Cased Topaz Vase
Post by: Pinkspoons on January 12, 2013, 06:02:27 PM
The vase is ringing distant bells, but I can't pin it down.

It's 150mm / 6" tall, a continuous curved tube of smokey-topaz glass cased in blue-tinted clear, with two fire-polished openings and a flat polished base in the middle. Plenty of base-wear.

Any clues?
Title: Re: Double-Ended Cased Topaz Vase
Post by: art-of-glass on January 12, 2013, 08:15:43 PM
Looks like Skrdlovice, pattern # 5505 by Jan Kotik, 1955, lovely vase!

Dan
Title: Re: Double-Ended Cased Topaz Vase
Post by: Pinkspoons on January 12, 2013, 08:18:48 PM
Wow. I never would have guessed Czech.

Thanks for that.
Title: Re: Double-Ended Cased Topaz Vase
Post by: Pinkspoons on January 12, 2013, 08:22:45 PM
Found another example here: http://www.webareal.cz/ceskoslovenskesklo/25-STARE-CLANKY-OLD-ARTICLES/1006-Jan-Kotik

And a quick hit of Google shows different vases with the same colourway.

Thanks again.
Title: Re: Double-Ended Cased Topaz Vase
Post by: rocco on January 12, 2013, 09:58:53 PM
Here is the thread with mine - my first piece of Skrdlovice :)
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,37611 (http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,37611)

Michael
Title: Re: Double-Ended Cased Topaz Vase
Post by: bOBA on January 12, 2013, 10:20:35 PM
Great piece,

Robert (bOBA)
Title: Re: Double-Ended Cased Topaz Vase
Post by: jakgene on January 13, 2013, 01:15:24 AM
Gorgeous vase Nic.

Also can I ask what the proper translation of your "motto" is please-  Colligit Ut Spargat   - Not being a Latin scholar I was curious.

Google translate came up with "Gathered together as toss"  - I am sure that is not it!

Jackie
West Oz
Title: Re: Double-Ended Cased Topaz Vase
Post by: Pinkspoons on January 13, 2013, 10:52:51 AM
Thanks for all the comments and further links.

Ha. Reliable old Google. It's approximately 'it is collected so that it may be spread'.
Title: Re: Double-Ended Cased Topaz Vase
Post by: jakgene on January 13, 2013, 02:24:04 PM
Thanks Nic, that makes much more sense!

Jackie
West  Oz