Topic: Speckled bumpy crackled vase

[davidfish1212]

Hi, I bought this little vase on Sunday, it stands 12cm tall and 8.5cm in diameter. The outside is uneven and bumpy and has a crackled effect, the inside of the vase is smooth with a polished pontil to the base. Does anyone have an thoughts on a maker? Thanks in advance, David

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[px]

Oiva Toikka designed texture like that for Nuutajärvi. The Range is called "Tahiti".
I do not know if this would be one of them but it is something to check.

[antiquerose123]

gee, it is only Thursday here....j/k  :24:

Very nice find!!

[davidfish1212]

Thanks for the info PX, I'll get googling tonight ( thats tonight, Thursday antiquerose!! ) :chky:
Cheers guys

[Lustrousstone]

There is a mug the same in one of our local antique shops and I believe I have a deep green uranium crackle glass mug made by the same manufacturer. They feel the same.

See here too http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,21920.0.html

[Anne]

I thought it looked a bit like mine too but I'm still no further on finding a maker, not very helpful I'm afraid, other than as confirmation that others exist. http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,21920.0.html

[davidfish1212]

Again thanks for all the input, I hadn't thought of using a UV light and was amazed to find that the green speckles throughout the vase glow. Am I right in thinking that the vase must have some age to it if it includes uranium 'bits'. I googled Oiva Toikka, and this vase has almost identical colouring, but the only Tahiti designs that I could bring up on the net all seemed to have angular shapes whereas this vase is round. After reading the link I had a wee chuckle at Franks comment that they were attributed to Monart, thats why I ended up buying it!!
Thanks everyone, D

[davidfish1212]

Hi, I've included some pictures of the ' glowing bits ' and a better view of the crackled bits,
cheers, D

[px]

Yes, David I looked too. There are some round Tahiti bits too but: no crackle, I think !
Anyhow, I don't mind having referred to them in this thread in case someone later searches something similar. Quickly viewed they do have similarities.
Hope this mystery will be solved one day.

[Andy]

on ebay today.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380235820287&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123