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amberina - ID = Legras

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Ivo:
Amberina vase in quite seedy glass, optically ribbed, polished pontil, rim folded inward. Height 19cm = 7.1/2".
S&W - Rindskopf - Baccarat or other?
All hunches & thoughts welcome!

nigel benson:
Hi Ivo,

I doubt S & W. Could Blenko be another possibility?

Nigel

Ivo:
No way Blenko, it is a/ far too well made (heavy quality, inward folded rim!) and b/ Blenko is totally absent in this country.  Current thought is France... will take it for a line-up of usual suspects shortly.

Ivo:
I am now fairly certain the item was made by Legras around 1900.

Ivo:
The chances of finding Blenko anywhere in Europe - and that expressly includes the UK - are very slim.  In 20 years I have seen one (1) amberina Blenko item turn up - and it is nothing like the questioned vase, not in size, not in finish, not in colour and not in general appearance. I did turn it upside down for a good look & feel  ;) ;).

As for the attribution, Patricia (of bulb glass fame) managed to turn up a page from the 1897 Vilmorin catalogue where this vase is depicted as model "Parisien". The enameling of the 1897 version makes Legras the most likely maker. The vase was offered in 1902 in an undecorated amberina version - so the time frame is set.  There is no information if the undecorated version was made by Legras as well, but it is quite likely. Vilmorin switched between suppliers as needed, so there is a slight possibility that Baccarat (who are known to use the Amberina technique around that time) are the maker. But there is no doubt that Vilmorin (seeds, gardening supplies, bulb vases, decoration) are the distributor.

I figured it was more informatrion than you'd care to have, and so I used the short version.

sorry for the inconvenience.

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