Topic: 'Ephemere' vase marked 'Celery' - Val Saint Lambert

[Anne E.B.]

For interest/reference, thought I'd show this lovely Val Saint Lambert vase from their Luxval Collection (also seen here http://www.glas-musterbuch.de/LUXVAL-1935.117+B6YmFja1BJRD0xMTcmcHJvZHVjdElEPTUyMTgmcGlkX3Byb2R1Y3Q9MTE3JmRldGFpbD0_.0.html ) before it is consigned to the recycling bin :spls:  Up until this morning it has quite happily held flowers, but became a victim of my Spring Clean session and now has a big crack on the base :cry:

It has CELERY acid etched at the top on opposite sides.

[Ivo]

Not your fault. I have its twin which did not even survive the short trip from the Brussels flea market (where it was intact) to the hotel (where it had a pronounced crack). I think the annealing on these must have been shockingly bad.

[Anik R]

Oh Anne, I feel terribly sorry for you...  it's such a shame.   :hb1:

 :kissy:

[Anne E.B.]

Interesting you should say that Ivo, as I'd already spotted this info (translated from French) which refers to defects in the production of these vases
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://users.cybernet.be/darvani/Val_Saint_Lambert_Luxval.htm&ei=ld7eS8zZE5Ci0gTg9PjKBw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCIQ7gEwAg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dval%2Bsaint%2Blambert%2Bluxval%2Bcollection%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4SUNA_enGB262GB263
Sorry for the long link, I still haven't got the hang of shortening links.

May be I'm not wholly to blame
Thanks Anik

[chopin-liszt]

 :cry:
Obviously aptly named. Not my colour, but WOW to the design - does it not still display well? Is it waterproof enough to use for ( ) flowers?
Given they do seem prone to disaster, they may well be in short supply...