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Clear-cased pale green vase with mica inclusions
Ivo:
looks like a rose vase with its grill missing, and in that case I would go with Bohemian, perhaps Kralik. Not French - I've never come across this shape in France.
Andy:
Just wondering, bear with me, Gold Leaf is gold , i presume , as you can get White Gold,
you can get White Gold Leaf ;D
Not suggesting its used in this vase, just trying to think out loud!
Andy
;)
Here we go,
http://www.habberleymeadows.co.uk/products.htm
lots of different kinds, i wonder if any used in glass manufacture? I would presume so.
Anne:
Thanks for the thoughts, yes Ivo I think it should have a grill of some kind but it looks like that was removed early in its life as there wasn't a scuff mark of a tide mark where one would have been. I wondered about Kralik but thought they were fancier than this... not that I know anything about Kralik at all (was just an impression I'd formed!)
Hotglass:
I had similar thoughts Anne.
This looks plainer, simpler, heavier and finer than Kralik or Bohemian generally of this shape.
The collar looks deeper and the base looks solid. Bohemian bun feet are most often hollow. I won't say always.
I don't recall seeing mica used in Bohemian of the period, even going back to the turn of the century. Nothing indexed in either Truitt's for "Mica" or "spangle". I've even had a look through to be sure.
I have found a photo of a fancy vase attributed to Boh/Czech with mica. However it's colours look brash, it's shape exaggerated & and it's rim carelessly over-frilled. Despite the black rim I am unconvinced. It lies at the opposite end of the taste spectrum to Anne's vase so, all in all, probably not helpful.
I usually associate mica with earlier, Victorian Vasa Murrhina and Fenton's 1960's-80's homages. Maybe Fenton ?
A quick google shows that they have used mica with plain cased colours. Ed.
Anne:
Ed thanks for your thoughts. It's proving a real problem to pin down is this one. :-\
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