Topic: Vase/Rose bowl? Burmese glass? Age unknown...Help

[selina]

I recently purchased this vase or rose bowl? From overseas, not in Australia.

Ive been through my limited glass books and cant even manage to date it or even figure out the type of glass. Fingers crossed someone can help. I thought it may be burmese glass? but its more apricot coloured going up to pink. Quite large.  18cm high x 12cm across. Only thing on it that glows under the UV is the pontil part on the base. Applied feet. Any help would be wonderful and also how to clean it without damaging it. Soapy water hasnt done much. And it seems to be cold painted so Im a little wary of the cleaning anyway.

Selina

[Lustrousstone]

If I had to guess I would say Czech/Bohemian. It look to have been produced in the same way as Burmese ware by reheating - the reheated bit of uranium glass shows that. But I don't think that you have to have uranium to create the shading - I think it's the gold that causes the colour change and bone ash the opaque effect. It looks more like an opaque amberina glass.

Where is it dirty?

[selina]

Hi Chris

Thanks for your reply. It just has some marks on the outside, its dirty on the inside too. It just seems to have an overall grubbiness. The paint has been applied, not cold painted as I thought.

From what I understand its been sitting on a shelf for quite a few years. The glass is satiny and smooth. It has a soft feel that makes you think that it would damage easily with cleaning, scratch easily. My first instinct is Victorian, with the thorned feet and top. And I agree Bohemian as I thought the painting had a Bavarian folk art style to it. But then I dont know much, thats why I come here

Selina

[Lustrousstone]

I would try something more powerful on the inside, like a shower cleaner, or a soak in clothes washing powder. With satin glass you can scrub quite hard, but only on the bits without painting. But it does seem to absorb the fine dust. You're probably about right with the date, although it could be as new as the 1930s, some of these styles hung on for ages. But there again I could be wrong