Topic: Clear-cased pale green vase with mica inclusions

[Anne]

As we have lots more people on the board since I posted this originally, I'm bumping it for fresh eyes. Any more thoughts please?

[Anne]

Whilst mooching around on Jindrich's website I found a vase which looks to be the same colourway and technique which is shown there as designed by Mrs Vlasta Lichtagova c.1945 who worked as a designer at Skrdlovice glassworks. Could my vase be from the same source?
http://www.cs-sklo.cz/fotky6565/fotom/_f_627AntikaSmall.jpg

[chopin-liszt]

 :hi:
Is the foot part of body, or is it applied?

[Anne]

My foot is part of the body, Sue, not added later.

[langhaugh]

Anne:

The Skrdlovice one looks like pulegoso to me. I don't  remember Skrdlovice ever doing mica inclusions, at least not at this date (pre-1950's). So I would say no the same maker or designer.

David

[obscurities]

For what it is worth, the piece strikes me strongly as Bohemian. ca 1920-1930

Craig

[Anne]

David, thank you, that's helpful to know. I can't tell pulegoso as I've never seen it close up, but that was the closest in colour and appearance I've seen to mine so far. It 's going to be a process of elimination I think!

Craig, thank you, that supports what others have suggested earlier too. Bohemian is fine with me... I'd love to pin it down to a maker, especially given that it was in such a sad dirty state when I found it and it washed up beautifully. (Whatever it is, it was a bargain at 50p methinks.

[Anne]

Ooooh I've just found this in an auction archive - same shape and similar colour but no inclusions, this one has extras added on though: http://www.papilio.cz/en/archiv.php?aukce=a20&pol=5774 so I think we're in the right area as Craig said above.

[KevinH]

Except that yours, Anne, has an integral foot and the one in the auction page seems not to be footed.

Also, to me, the auction page example appears to be "flatter" in the body, but that might just be an effect of the angle of the photo.

[Anne]

Ahhh yes, I'd not spotted that Kev, as the angle is looking down on it so I couldn't see the base.