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Complex Opalescent Cased Vase w/ Hollow Base.

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Pinkspoons:
A recent mystery purchase of, IMO, exceptional quality - but sadly no name to put to it. My initial thoughts were Czech, but I'm not so sure now.

It has a very thin layer of yellow that fades into dark red, and on top of this is a green opalescent treatment. This is cased in a chunky and brilliantly clear glass.

The base is hollow - a curved barrel-shaped cavity with a pushed-in 'nipple' that gives the illusion of a suspended water ripple when viewed from the side. The vase has a slightly tapered form, and it curves towards the base, which is highly polished.

It's just 10.5cm / 4" tall and 6.5cm / 2.5" wide.

Any suggestions gratefully recevied.

(Apologies for the very grassy outdoor pic - it's the only way I could get the opalescence to show without fiddling about with complex lighting set-ups!)

langhaugh:
Nic,

It is a very nice looking piece. My first thought, which I have trouble believing myself, is Murano. There were some very chunky pieces with a degree of opalescence produced in the 1960's - 70's by companies like Seguso Vetri d'Arte and Cenedese.  I'm prepared to be told I'm out to lunch, as long as the person telling me is paying.

David

Pinkspoons:
Murano wouldn't shock me too much as I bought it from an Italian glass dealer... although they thought it might be Scandinavian.

ahremck:
My immediate impression was Polish because of the way the base uses the pushed in nipple effect.  Krosno is selling lots of coloured glass in Australia these days.  They like heavy thick glass in many cases.  Only reservation is the shiny lip that shows up in the third photo.

Ross

PS.   I was facetiously going to suggest Chinese based on the "face" in the red portion of the first photo - complete with appropriately slanting eyes!!!!

Pinkspoons:
Ha. I never noticed the face in the photo. It's kind of creepy.

The quality far surpasses anything from Krosno, &c., so I think it's probably safe to discount Poland.

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