Topic: Need Help Identifying Vase Please

[onlynsecret]

Back to square one...any ideas??? .....


Dear Kathy

Thank you for the bigger pictures which helped a lot.

Based on the detailed identification of these bigger pictures our
specialists think it is not Moser. It is Art Nouveau style. However as
we can see the detail of the engraved motif from bigger picture, we
assume it is not Moser. This motif does not correspond to Moser style.
It was probably made in some of the Bohemian glassworks, however we unfortunately do not know in which exactly.

Yours sincerely,

--

Jitka Storkanova
Customer Service
MOSER, a.s.

[obscurities]

Hello, I am going to second Anita on the Harrach attribution. She voiced concern over the single line mark, but I found information at the Harrach project indicating that both Intaglio and Marquetry pieces by Harrach were marked with a single letter and a number following it. Some would have had Harrach in gold on the underside, but the absence of that on this vase is not surprising considering the vase underside is gold. The example on the site also has the same little double mark after the number. There are examples including green to clear and red to clear with the same color transition in the body of the piece. Apparently the Harrach Intaglio pieces are rare, and often confused with Moser!!  The similarities are more than striking.  I am going to go with Harrach on this one.....

Try going to this page and looking at the 5th, 6th, and 7th images on the page......

http://www.glasscollector.net/ProjectHarrach/ProjectHarrachGlassID.html

Craig

[onlynsecret]

Thanks Craig!  I looked at the site and I think you're on to something.  I will try to send the images there and see what they think but the letters & numbers look very similar.  Thanks for you help!
Kathy :hiclp:

[obscurities]

Hi Kathy,

Please let me know what their response is. I will actually be quite surprised if they do not confirm the maker as being Harrach....  Certainly would not be the first time though....

Craig

[onlynsecret]

Craig,
   I will let you know as soon as I hear anything.  I found this item  Ebay Item number: 270389163311 that also looks similar.  Any idea of time frame or value?

Kathy

[obscurities]

Hi Kathy, I do not know about value... I would guess that the ebay piece is a little high.... I like your piece better.  If I was bidding at auction, which is how I buy most of my stuff, I would expect to be in the $300-400 range to buy it, as long as there is no damage to it of any kind, other than maybe some light wear to the finish which is mostly expected. IMHO I would date it, based on the use of Nouveau appearing whips and the non-linear vase form to be in the 1890-1900 range.  Ask the Harrach project and see what they say..... Some internet sites will not give values, but will help to date the piece....

Keep me posted.....

Craig

[onlynsecret]

Well....no reply so far from the Harrach project site wondering if he still even looks at it since the last additions to the site seem to be in 2006  :cry: .  I do plan on listing this for sale either on Ebay or Rubylane and would rather have more concrete info on it but may have to fly by the seat of my pants  :24: .  Anyone else have any other ideas on where I might me able to research this?  Thnx for all of your input!

Kathy

[Ivo]

I would think Riedel is much more likely than either Harrach'sche or Moser....

[onlynsecret]

Ivo ...have you looked at the Harrach examples Craig mentioned?  The alpha-numeric signature and use of gold gild/intaglio is very similar.

[Ivo]

yes. But the flowers are etched not Intaglio and the decorator's marks are similar to other manufacturers at that time. I will believe it is Harrach when Brian says so - has anyone mailed him? Until then I would certainly not excluse Riedel.