Topic: Bollicine Vase - Italian, Scandi, Polish, Czech?!

[shandiane78]

Can anyone help with the origin of this vase? I feel like it could be from almost anywhere! The bottom is polished with a couple of scratches, but doesn't look to have much age wear. The vase is about 10" tall.

[shandiane78]

Any ideas?

[Carolyn Preston]

I know it's hard, but you have to be patient. Not everybody comes on everyday, so you might have to wait a week or more before the proper expert arrives on the board. If I had to guess (and I am in absolutely no way an expert) I would guess possibly murano (given the scoops just below the rim and the bubbles) but someone will come along to correct me. 

Carolyn

[Ivo]

I would think it is from Poland - possibly by Makora. The giveaway is the weight; Polish glass is HEAVY. There are several factories who keep changing the production models 4 times per year, so the range of different vases is infinite. And they do the full range of hot glass trickery: inclusions, nail moulds, hot decorations, somersos - you name it. 

[shandiane78]

Thanks Ivo. For some reason I've been leaning more toward Bohemian, even though I bought it with hopes that it was Italian. I'm curious to hear some more opinions!

[langhaugh]

Shannon:

I've a few pieces that have been similarly pulled/hot worked,  including a few from Czechoslovakia (so the labels tell me), but I haven't seen any with bubbles. My first thought was Eastern European.

The other pieces I have are supposed to be from Scandinavia (Magnor?) and Canada (Chalet?). It would be interesting some time to run a thread comparing similar vases, as I find it hard to distinguish them by country of origin.

David

[shandiane78]

I got rid of this a long time ago, but wanted to update with an ID! This morning I saw one on ebay with the label - Made in China, Crystal Brand

[TxSilver]

I got rid of this a long time ago, but wanted to update with an ID! This morning I saw one on ebay with the label - Made in China, Crystal Brand

Excellent sleuth work! Some of the Chinese pieces are actually very nice. Do you have the number of the eBay auction or the keywords of the vase. I would love to save the pictures of the vase and label in my personal-use folder.

[shandiane78]

Unfortunately, there's no close-up on the label. But the seller says what's on it. Here's a link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370164463102

[langhaugh]

Shannon:

Thanks for the update. A very useful picture to keep. Thus ends my assumption of heavy = European (including Canada).

David