Topic: Chinese pair of vases?

[keith]

5.5 ins high and flat bases,am I right?Keith.

[glassobsessed]

With ground and unpolished base. I have seen two sellers at an antiques fair claim these were Graal (Grale in one case which amused me) and made by Orrefors. One seller was asking £150 a superb price for the genuine article but £149 more than I would pay for one of these.
I informed both sellers they were telling porky pies (nicely and quietly) but they did not care.

John

Maybe £1 is a bit tight, even for me.

[johnphilip]

Yes some clown keeps putting one on ebay as ~ very rare unsigned Orrefors experimental piece (in my opinion) . Its been listed several times , no mugs so far .

[keith]

Take it then I'm right,Chinese and new,paid more than a pound but not much,Keith.

[Anne]

Yes Keith, there was a website showing these a while back but I think it's gone now. There are more examples on the board somewhere... possibly in the Resolved sub-forums > China & Taiwan: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/board,26.0.html

[KevinH]

Not necessarily new; they have been around for many years. Some are much better than others. Ones with good colour balance and well-set decoration make a very pleasant addition to many a room.

[johnphilip]

Yes Kev i have a nice one probably had it about ten or even fifteen years we use it for flowers,  bought it at a Church jumble sale .

[keith]

Thanks again for the input,Keith.

[malwodyn]

The technique of painting on the inside of glass is long established in China - and very good they can be.  I have small snuff bottle which is beautifully painted, with a poem too - incredible skill.

[keith]

That's some thing else to be weary of,there are snuff bottles around claiming to be internally painted and are transfer prints,how they get them inside I have no idea but you need to use a lens to look for brush strokes and any over lapping of the print,Keith.