Topic: Help with id on ball vase

[Margi]

Could anyone please help with the id and age of this ball vase.  Do we call this irridescent.  I very beautiful reddish amber going to clear.  Some wear marks on the base.  I think this is very modern indeed but would like to know where it came from please.

[Margi]

An elderly gentleman friend of mine was looking at this vase today and explaining the way it had metal in it which confused me some what - does anyone have any further input on this please.

[Lustrousstone]

I think he must mean the iridescent surface finish, which is caused by spraying the hot glass with metallic salts. Not really metal.

[Margi]

Ah I see he nor I are the best at explaining ourselves.  The closest I can find to this vase although I know mine has a lot more ribbing is this http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.heiseymuseum.com/images/glass/ball-vases.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.heiseymuseum.com/&usg=__vxcTu3-J1vh8kps9nK_XKxQunW4=&h=255&w=200&sz=48&hl=en&start=51&um=1&tbnid=xIkMVfnPeM9I3M:&tbnh=111&tbnw=87&prev=/images%3Fq%3DHeisey%252Bball%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D40%26um%3D1