Topic: Italian?? Vaseline & Cobalt Mid-Century piece Help ID Please

[obscurities]

And lastly for today.......

I bought this as Italian and am fairly sure it is, but not 100%. It is a thick walled (3/8 inch) piece of glass weighing several pounds. It is Cobalt glass cased in Vaseline that does glow under a black light. There is appropriate underside wear indicating some age, and the form strikes me as mid-century. It measures 8 inches tall and 5.75 inches in diameter at the shoulder.  Does anyone recognize the form?  Company? Designer?  It is not in the Pina books I have.

TIA  Craig


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[TxSilver]

Unfortunately, no picture yet. If it is Italian, I would suspect it is Seguso VA. Cobalt wasn't used as often as other colors for Italian glass. Seguso is a company that did make some cobalt pieces, a few that were cased in uranium glass.

[obscurities]

Anita, 

I was having issues yesterday trying to get images up on this one....  here are a couple of pics....

If it is Seguso VA, what time frame would you think?

It is one of Peggy's favorite pieces that we own. Nice form, and great color combo.....

[TxSilver]

The trouble with saying something without seeing a picture... 

The vase or bottle doesn't look like Seguso to me, although the cobalt is right for them. I've not seen a uranium glass layer by them that was this thick or this color. I don't really get a Murano feel for the glass, even though I could be wrong. Maybe with the pictures, someone will know exactly what it is.

Added on -- I thought I would add something about Murano artists who worked with cobalt and uranium glass. Cenedese also worked a good bit with uranium glass. IME, Cenedese glass glows like vaseline glass, while Seguso glass is more muted. This probably has to do with the thickness of the layers and concentration of uranium in the glass.

[obscurities]

The Vaseline glows quite strong under a black light. It is not what I would refer to as muted at all. I should also add that the vaseline glass is a little more muted than the images seem to make it appear. It is not quite that vivid in person.

I have felt the form and unique color combo could Cenedese, but like I said, not in any of my books. 

[Andy]

Craig,
it looks familiar, i will go through my books while watching the F1 at Monaco.

Somethings saying Scandinavian to me?

Cheers
Andy

[obscurities]

Thanks Andy... I guess I would not have thought Scandinavian due to the Vaseline glass, but now that you say it, the form does strike me that way a little... I guess I don't associate the Vaseline glass that way, although I was just watching a thread on a Riihimaen Lasi vase on here that is quite stunning and completely made of Vaseline glass. We just never see that stuff here in the US and not much comes on ebay US.  I have only really started looking at and trying to learn Scandinavian glass in the last year or so, and as a result I go on European ebay sites pretty frequently now..........  Ever since we remodeled the upstairs loft/office into a Mid Century decor room and I have wanted to learn about and find appropriately cool glass to put in there....    Isn't it funny how we can rationalize our addictions......  At least that is what Peggy calls my obsession with the stuff!!

I am really looking forward to finding out what this one is!!

Craig   

[Cathy B]

Hi Craig,
How much does the base glow under blacklight?

[obscurities]

Hi Cathy, It glows very brightly with just a small hand. The casing also glows almost enough to obscure the cobalt glass......

[langhaugh]

Craig: I get more of a Cenedese than a Scandinavian feel to this. On the other hand, Cenedese of this period are often signed.

David