Topic: WMF Ikora I think not

[Margi]

I bought this small relatively heavy vase from a brocante here in France (similar to a fleamarket).  I just loved the look and feel of it and purchased it.  The more I have touched it and looked at it I think WMF Ikora although after looking through my books and the net I see it isnt.  The white in the pic is actually more opalescent and streaky than pure white.  The whole vase is cased in clear and the base has a very central perfect ground out polished pontil.  The pattern in chocolate (can tell I am a girl) speaks for itself I think.

Any help much appreciated.

[Margi]

Bump  :ooh:
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[Max]

Looks very modern to me...   

[Margi]

There is no wear on the base so agreed certainly modern having a ground out polished pontil makes it quality ?? I do not think its yet another tourist piece but who where etc puzzles me.
Thanks Margi

[KevinH]

... having a ground out polished pontil makes it quality ??

Theoretically ... it might indicate "quality finishing", but it would not necessarily imply that the whole item is "quality". All it really means is that the folk who produced something chose to spend a bit of extra time and cost finishing the piece and that would have been reflected in the initial sale price.

It may have been necessary purely on practical grounds to grind out the pontil mark because otherwise the item would have been unstable on a flat surface. The ground area may then have been polished because the company had a policy of finishing ground areas very tidily. So, an item itself may not be "quality" but the practicalities and the pride of the company could require the grinding and polishing to be done.

[chopin-liszt]

Or perhaps it's prepared as a surface for a paper label to be stuck on?
I've just seen a bit by Adrian Sankey which has exactly that, a label with the maker's name on it, on a pontil mark finished in a way similar to this - I can't see to be sure - the label's over it :spls: but I could make out the contour.
Have you considered him as a maker for this piece?

[flying free]

Better late than never  I've come across some Clichy vases that are similar to this - or at least they are vases id'd as Clichy.  Perhaps a little more splashy or spotty than this decor but certainly along these lines and colours.
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